Middle East

How did the Iranian Revolution go so far off the rails?

February 11, 2019 By Special to People’s World

Exclusive People’s World interview with a leader of the Tudeh Party, a driving force in that country’s progressive, secular, and left movements

Syria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear

December 21, 2018 By John Bachtell

What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.

Senate rebukes Trump, Saudi Arabia on Khashoggi and Yemen war

December 14, 2018 By Combined Sources

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont declared the vote to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen a “historic moment."

Sanders, allies try again to end U.S. backing for Saudi war in Yemen

November 27, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy, and Mike Lee are going to try, once again, to yank U.S. backing for the Saudis’ horrifying war in Yemen.

Deaths for dollars—Saudi war in Yemen continues with U.S. support

November 5, 2018 By Alex Potter

The war in Yemen will continue until those in power decide their costs outweigh the benefits—and until the rest of us insist on a cost for civilian lives.