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Fierce fighting throughout the Middle East!

by our Arab affairs correspondent

American and Israeli missiles rain down on the Islamic Republic as the Iran war enters its second month with no end in sight to the bitter conflict. The Iranians showed they can still pack a punch, with wave after wave of devastating drone and rocket attacks on Israel and American military and economic targets throughout the Middle East. Western stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities take a hammering as the Iranian blockade of the Persian Gulf throttles the global oil and gas markets. Muslim Brotherhood guerillas in Syria say they will soon join the fight if the Zionists carry out their threat to hang members of the Palestinian resistance. And on the battlefield the Hezbollah militia is beating back the Israeli invaders in south Lebanon and raiding into northern Israel.

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Charting the future in China

by Andy Brooks

New Communist Party leader Andy Brooks took part in a seminar on China’s Two Sessions at the Chinese embassy in London in March. This is his contribution to the discussion.

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Editorials

Defend the Islamic Republic

Millions upon millions have taken to the streets of Britain and throughout the rest of the world to demand an end to the imperialist war on Iran. Donald Trump and the fools he surrounds himself with talked about a “decapitation” victory. Benjamin Netanyahu thought his dream of a “Greater Israel” from the Nile to the Euphrates was about to come true. The Americans and their Israeli and feudal Arab lackeys thought that Stealth war-planes, missiles and drones would soon have the Iranians on their knees begging for mercy. But it didn’t happen. The dream of The Donald died in the smoke of burning American bases and the bombed-out ruins of Tel Aviv.

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Defend the right to protest

Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal and Stop the War vice-chair Chris Nineham have been found guilty of breaking the Public Order Act this week.

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