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US Empire potentially humiliated in imperialist war against Iran

By Peter O’Shea Last Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced the end of the 106 days of war that he and Netanyahu had launched three months earlier. Over 3,600 Iranians have been murdered in this war, as another chapter of Western imperialism’s

Jun 25, 2026

Imperialist war threatens skyrocketing prices and economic chaos

By Donal Devlin “All roads lead to higher prices and slower growth.” This was the stark warning by the IMF this week. Not only has the US and Israel’s war on Iran brought further death and destruction to the people of West

Apr 4, 2026

World News

US: War, ICE raids, authoritarianism & economic malaise-Eight million march against Trump

By Harper Cleves “I’ve become a rabble rouser in my retirement.” This is what my 65-year-old father said to me on the phone after attending a ‘No Kings’ protest on 28 March in rural Idaho, with around 500 other locals. He is

Apr 3, 2026

Anti-war·News & Analysis·World News

Stop the war on Iran – oppose US and Israeli naked imperialist aggression

Socialist Party statement On Saturday, 28 February 2026, the war criminals Trump and Netanyahu led an unprovoked, murderous attack on Iran, killing its head of state, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other top officials. These ‘Board of Peace’ leaders also bombed two

Mar 1, 2026

Anti-war·World News

Unprovoked bombing of Iran – latest crime of the Zionist terror regime

By Michael O’Brien The Israeli bombing of Iran was a criminal, unprovoked attack – the latest atrocity carried out by the maniacal Zionist regime. While Israel lacks the means of replicating in Iran the genocide it has been wreaking in Gaza, or

Jun 28, 2025

Anti-war·World News

No to this imperialist war on Iran

A sense of outrage, horror and dread is how the majority of people will feel at the news of Trump’s bombing of Iran. He has directly joined the Israeli State’s war, which has already cost the lives of over 400 Iranians—this action

Jun 22, 2025

Palestine solidarity·World News

Permanent ceasefire now! End the genocide – free Palestine

Text of the Socialist Party leaflet on Gaza. Last week’s announcement of the ceasefire was met with jubilant celebrations by Palestinians in Gaza. These emotional scenes brought home a sense of relief at the prospect of reprieve from a 15-month genocide. They

Jan 25, 2025

World News

Why does US imperialism back the Israeli State?

By Donal Devlin On 25 February, 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, a serving member of the US Air Force, tragically died of wounds incurred from self-immolation in an act of protest against the genocide in Gaza. It was a desperate expression of outrage at

Mar 11, 2024

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

ISA statement on the new Cold War and Ukraine War

Introduction — “The single most important element of world relations” ISA has identified a New Cold War between US and Chinese imperialism, which has asserted itself, as “the single most important element of world relations” (ISA World Congress, February 2020). The war

Oct 6, 2023

Imperialism in West Africa: Oppose war and capitalism!

By Chris Stewart Over the past three years a wave of military coups has hit the Sahel, the region where the southern boundary of the Sahara gives way to sub-Saharan Africa. These coups have occurred in former colonies of France such as

Sep 7, 2023

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