In the morning of Saturday, February 28 Tehran was shaken by a series of loud explosions as US and Israeli missiles struck the capital of Iran. Clouds of smoke were also seen rising from Tehran, Qom and other Iranian cities, announcing the commencement of war.
Donald Trump appears to have torn up the rule book of world diplomacy. As for the Iranians, they suffered considerable damage, but have emerged from the war with their industries and their war machine virtually intact.
US intelligence agencies have made clear that there is no question of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons for another three years. All this is ignored as the drumbeat of war grows ever louder and more persistent.
In the early hours of Friday, June 13, Israel launched a massive attack on Iran, taking out part of its military leadership and hitting some of its nuclear facilities.
The Palestine solidarity encampment movement offers some of the most fruitful lessons for a generation of fighters searching for a way to make the intifada more than a slogan for street chants.
Taking the fight to the bosses and bourgeois politicians at home is the best way of helping the Palestinian people in their hour of need.