Middle East

Posted March 2, 2025 Article

So-called axis of resistance

Which way forward for Palestinian liberation?

by Joseph Daher

Iran has been attempting to achieve a regional balance of power against Israel and the U.S. as well as pursue its own military and economic aims in the region. The regime views any challenge to its influence in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and the Gaza Strip, whether from below by popular forces or from Israel, other regional powers, and the U.S. as a threat to their interests. Its policy is entirely driven by its state and capitalist interests, not some liberatory project.

A notebook transposed on a dark red background with notes.

Posted December 18, 2024 Article

Notes on an Interview with Joseph Daher

Graphic notes for understanding the rebellion in Syria

by Lizartistry

Lizartistry shares graphic notes on the Tempest interview with Joseph Daher about the fall of Assad and the rebellion in Syria.

A photo of a pole with the Syrian flag hanging next to a picture of Bashar al-Assad. Behind it is a building. Heavy green and red filter over the whole photo.

Posted December 9, 2024 Article

Understanding the rebellion in Syria

An interview with Joseph Daher

by Joseph Daher

Tempest interviews Swiss Syrian socialist Joseph Daher about the process that led to the fall of Assad’s rule, the prospects for progressive forces, and the challenges they face in fighting for a truly liberated country that serves the interests of all its peoples and popular classes.

Posted June 10, 2022 Article

Working women in Iraq:

Forced to work without independence

by Workers Against Sectarianism

Working women in Iraq and their living and working conditions have received little attention in research, media, and politics. Working-class women are often [improperly] categorized […]. In addition, the interventions … Continue Reading Working women in Iraq:

Posted May 19, 2022 Article

Zionists fear the picket

Jacobin’s misdirection on Bowman and DSA

by Joel Reinstein

Joel Reinstein unpacks Liza Featherstone’s recent defense of DSA’s ostensible solidarity with Palestine, and finds logical fallacies and factual mistakes.

Posted August 6, 2021 Interview

Seattle educators endorse BDS

An interview with six SEA members

by Darrin Hoop

Seattle Education Association member Darrin Hoop interviews six other members of the union who organized to pass a resolution in solidarity with Palestine.

Posted August 1, 2021 Article

Striking echoes in Iran

A report from the oil and gas strikes

by Nasrin and Sam Salour

Nasrin and Sam Salour report on the growing strike movement in Iran and analyze the historic dynamics and ironies in the strike, and what it means for the theocratic regime.

Posted July 14, 2021 Article

Iran’s Bloody November

by Sam Salour

Sam Salour summarizes an important new book that maps the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia.

Posted July 5, 2021 Article

Palestinian liberation and the MENA revolutions

by Joseph Daher

In the aftermath of the outpouring of Palestinian resistance to Israel’s latest escalation of its policy of slow-motion ethnic cleansing, Joseph Daher analyses the strategic alternatives for the Palestinian struggle.

Posted May 24, 2021 Article

San Francisco educators endorse BDS

by Alex Schmaus and brian bean

Alex Schmaus and brian bean report on the first public school educators union in the U.S. to endorse boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israeli apartheid.