Tag: iran

‘Going back is not an option’: A Refugee Family Trapped at the Edge of Fortress Europe
Photo story: Six year old Rimas and her family are among thousands of refugees who fear they have hit a dead end at the Croatian border. They walked from Iran, where they were part of a persecuted minority, crossing into Turkey, then Greece, and finally through the southern Balkans to Bosnia. But when they tried to enter the EU they were beaten and thrown back out.
AIPAC is Not the Reason for US-Israeli Ties
Since Ilhan Omar drew attention to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on social media last Sunday, there’s been much discussion of the significance of the 'Israel lobby’ in US politics. David Wearing argues we’d do better to situate our analysis of US-Israeli relations within a broader account of imperial US power.
Anglo-Arabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain | Aaron Meets David Wearing

Aaron is joined by David Wearing author of ‘Anglo-Arabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain’ to discuss the Gulf oil monarchies and the UK’s key supporting role in the disastrous Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.

67 Years Ago Today a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It
On 15 March 1951 the Iranian parliament voted to nationalise the country’s vast oil wealth in what should have been a founding moment for a modern, democratic nation. Aaron Bastani takes a look at why Britain and the US put a stop to Iran's experiment in self-government.
5 Possibilities That Could Shape Politics in 2016 (and Beyond)
Happy New Year from Novara Media! 2015 was a turbulent year for politics, giving us such surprises as the first Tory majority since 1992. Here a handful of possible outcomes for 2016 which, if they transpire, could shape politics for the rest of the decade.
6 Misconceptions About the Iran Nuclear Deal
The deal on Iran’s nuclear programme has the potential to break with the tensions of the past. Yet the deal was made on wrongheaded assumptions about Iran. To this day we still view the country through a prism of falsehoods.