Here we document some takes on the January 2026 uprising in Iran and the US–Israeli war, from a range of perspectives. (More highly recommended texts are marked with two asterisks.**)

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7 April

“Review and Critique of Recent Protest Movements in Iran” (EN), by Anarchist Front of Iran and Afghanistan

1 April

“The Ghost in the Machine: Iranian Society and the Failure of Opposition Politics” (EN), by Mina Khanlarzadeh**

26 March

“War on Iran” (EN), by Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay, Phenomenal World

24 March

“Neither Intervention Nor Trivialization” (EN) / “Weder Intervention noch Verharmlosung” (DE), by Sanaz Azimipour and Mahtab Mahboub, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

19 March

“Iran between Repression, Co-optation, and War: Three Waves of Counterrevolution” (EN), by Somayeh Rostampour via CrimethInc.

18 March

“The US & Israeli War with Iran: What Is a Needed Approach for a Principled Socialist Left?” (EN), by Frieda Afary, New Politics**

“War and Succession” (EN), by Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Phenomenal World

17 March

“Kharg, Hormuz, and the Boundaries of U.S. Power” (EN) / “Kharg, Ormuz et les limites de la puissance américaine” (FR), by Siyâvash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time / ESSF

16 March

“On Iran’s Revolution in the Shadow of War” (EN) / “La révolution iranienne dans l’ombre de la guerre” (FR), interview with Maryam Namazie, via Libcom / ESSF

12 March

“The Venezuela Illusion” (EN), by Kayhan Valadbaygi, Phenomenal World

10 March

“The Next Target” (EN), by Selim Koru, equator

8 March

“Iran, the Western Left and the Ambiguity of Allies” (EN), by Sirantos Fotopoulos, via UKR-TAZ

7 March

“Iran’s Fearless Intellectuals” (EN), by Naghmeh Sohrabi, equator**

5 March

“Maximum Pressure, No Day-After Plan: War Spills Into Markets” (EN), by Abdolbaset Soleimani, Zamaneh Media

3 March

“Iran After Khamenei” (EN), interview with Asef Bayat, Boston Review

“Pahlavi? IRGC? What’s next for Iran after Khamenei” (EN), by Lior Sternfeld, +972 Magazine

1 March

“Statement on the Ongoing War and the Urgency of Revolutionary Action” (EN) / “بیانیه کنفدراسیون پیرامون جنگ جاری و ضرورت اقدام انقلابی” (FA) / “Déclaration sur la guerre en cours et l’urgence d’une action révolutionnaire” (FR), by Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad

25 February

“Iran Is Not on the Brink of Revolution, It Has Entered a Long Decline” (EN), by Menahem Merhavy, New Lines

24 February

“‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Echoes Across Campuses on Day Four” (EN), by Siyâvash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time

“The Assumed Fall of Iran’s regime and Reza Pahlavi’s rise” (EN), by Zaher Baher, via Libcom

23 February

“Solidarité avec les peuples d’Iran en lutte pour la justice sociale, l’égalité et la liberté” (FR) / “Solidarity with the peoples of Iran fighting for social justice, equality, and freedom” (EN) / “همبستگیبا مردم ایراندر مبارزه برایعدالت اجتماعی،برابریو آزادی” (FA), unions in France

21 February

“Iranian Universities Reignite Protests on First Day of Reopening” (EN), by Siyâvash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time

20 February

“Someone Else’s War: The Geopolitical Alibi in Iran’s 2026 Protests” (EN), by Mina Khanlarzadeh**

18 February

“A State that Massacres Its Own People Cannot Be a Force of Liberation for Others” (EN) / «Un Estado que masacra a su propio pueblo no puede ser una fuerza de liberación para otros» (ES) / “一个屠杀本国人民的国家不可能成为解放他人的力量” (中文), interview with Collectif Roja & Leila Hossein Zadeh, via CrimethInc.

12 February

“After Khamenei: Power Scenarios in a Crisis-Ridden Iran” (EN), by Ali Rasouli, Radio Zameneh

“Iran’s Clerical Regime Can Reform Itself — Provided Khamenei Goes” (EN), interview with Arash Azizi, On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman podcast

6 February

“Le Figaro reports on Israel’s digital campaign for Reza Pahlavi” (EN) / “گزارش فیگارو از کارزار دیجیتال اسرائیل برای رضا پهلوی” (FA), by Solidarity with the Iranian Workers Movement (SWIW)/Iran Tribune

“Thousands of people in Paris chant: “No monarchy, no leadership; freedom and equality”” (EN) / “‘فریاد هزاران نفر در پاریس: ‘نه سلطنت، نه رهبری؛ آزادی و برابری“, by SWIW/Iran Tribune

5 February

“Blackshirts monarchists & their raison d’être” (EN), by Abbas Goya, Revolution2026

“The IRGC: State Terrorism at the Heart of the Islamic Republic” (EN) / “Le CGRI : le terrorisme d’État au cœur de la République islamique” (FR), by Elham Fathi, Radio Zamaneh

4 February

“Vijay Prashad and the Sanctions Frame on Iran” (EN) / “Vijay Prashad et le cadre des sanctions contre l’Iran” (FR) / “فراتر از تحریم‌ها: آنچه در تحلیل استعمارستیزان درباره ایران نادیده می‌ماند” (FA), by Siyâvash Shahabi, Iran Draft**

“Violence, Ambiguity, and the Engineering of Narratives in Iran’s Protests” (EN) / “Violence, ambiguïté et construction narrative dans les manifestations en Iran” (FR), by Helia Rahbari, Radio Zamaneh

2 February

“Killing Without Guilt: The Political Engineering of Fascist Violence” (EN), by Siyâvash Shahabi, The Fire Next Time**

“Post-bloody ThuFriday: Obstacles and solutions” (EN), by Abbas Goya, Revolution2026

“Condemning the Massacre, Bloody Repression, and Organized Crimes Against the Protesting People” (EN) / “Condamnation du massacre, de la répression sanglante et du crime organisé perpétrés contre les manifestants” (FR), by The Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Unions, Iran

31 January

“The Latest Defeated” (EN), notes from a discussion among Iranian socialists, via Revolution2026

“Statement Condemning the Killing and Brutal Repression of Protesters” (EN) / “Déclaration du Syndicat des travailleurs des autobus de Téhéran condamnant le massacre de manifestants” (FR), by the Iranian Teachers’ Union (Tehran)

30 January

“Iran’s Political Capitalism and the Western Left’s Hesitation: How a Revolt Gets Filtered Through Ideology” (EN) / “Le capitalisme politique iranien et les hésitations de la gauche occidentale : comment une révolte est filtrée par l’idéologie” (FR), by Sepehr Haghighi, Radio Zamaneh**

“Revolution: How is leadership formed?” (EN), by Nasser Asgary, Revolution2026

29 January

“POR LA VIDA Y LA DIGNIDAD DEL PUEBLO DE IRÁN. Pronunciamiento de grupos, colectivos y personas, desde los distintos rincones en resistencia y rebeldía en el mundo” (ES) / “برای زندگی و کرامت مردم ایران” (FA) / “FÜR DAS LEBEN UND DIE WÜRDE DES IRANISCHEN VOLKES” (DE) / “DÉCLARATION DE COLLECTIFS DU RÉSEAU EUROPA ZAPATISTA POUR LA VIE ET LA DIGNITÉ DU PEUPLE IRANIEN” (FR) / “ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΖΩΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΑΞΙΟΠΡΕΠΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΙΡΑΝ” (HE) / “DICHIARAZIONE DEI GRUPPI DELLA RETE ZAPATISTA EUROPEA PER LA VITA E LA DIGNITÀ DEL POPOLO IRANIANO” (IT) / “IRANIN IHMISTEN ELÄMÄN PUOLESTA” (FI) / “ZA ŽIVLJENJE IN DOSTOJANSTVO IRANSKEGA LJUDSTVA” (SL) / “FOR THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF THE PEOPLE OF IRAN. Statement from groups, collectives, and individuals, from different corners of the world, expressing resistance and rebellion” (EN), by the EZLN, Mexico

28 January

“Why Monarchist Symbols Are Filling Iran’s Political Void” (EN), by Mina Khanlarzadeh, via Mina’s Substack**

“A New Age of Protest in Iran” (EN), interview with Chowra Makaremi and Amir Ahmadi Arian, The LRB Podcast**

“Open Letter to the Anti Imperialist Left” (EN), by Sirantos Fotopoulos

27 January

“The anatomy of Dey: Currency shock, budget politics and class conflict” (EN) / “Iran : choc monétaire, politique budgétaire et conflit de classes” (FR), by Siyâvash Shahabi, Tempest

24 January

“Iran’s Uprisings: Social Roots, Not Security Fantasies” (EN), by Siyâvash Shahabi, via The Fire Next Time**

23 January

“Update from Iran” (EN), by Siyaves Azeri, via Oakland Socialist 

22 January

“Iran in Revolt” (EN), by Kayhan Valadbaygi, Phenomenal World

21 January

“Iran: Campism and the Erasure of Theocracy” (EN), by Simon Pearson, Anti-Capitalist Resistance**

20 January

“Scylla and Charybdis” (EN), by Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, NLR Sidecar

“Protests and Rumors of Regime Change in Iran: A Roundup” (EN), by Alex Thurston, Sawahil Newsletter

“The Politics of Recognition and the Erasure of Iranian Protest” (EN), by Mina Khanlarzadeh, via Mina’s Substack**

“solidaritéS en soutien avec les luttes des peuples d’Iran” (FR), by solidaritéS

19 January

“Iran: When Politics Becomes a Black Market” (EN), by Siyâvash Shahabi, via The Fire Next Time**

“Iran under martial law” (EN), Rob Latchford and Gabriel Fonten, Freedom, UK

17 January

“Beyond the Tragic Nature of Contemporary Uprisings in Iran” (EN), by Nima Sabouri, New Politics

“Solidarité avec le soulèvement révolutionnaire en Iran” (FR), by Collectif Roja, via les mots sont importants

“Loi martiale camouflée et logique de pouvoir en Iran !” (FR), by Anarchist Front of Iran

15 January

“Why the Left Is Failing Iranians: Against Campism” (EN), by Paria Rahimi**

“Iran protests: Trump stalls on US intervention leaving an uncertain future for a bitterly divided nation – expert Q&A” (EN), with Scott Lucas, The Conversation

“Iran: The generation that broke faith with theocracy” (EN) / “Iran : la génération qui a rompu avec la théocratie” (FR), by Maryam Namazie

“چشم‌اندازِ سیاسی-تحلیلیِ ایران از دیدگاهِ آنارکوسندیکالیستی” (FA) / “Political-analytical outlook on Iran from an anarchist perspective” (EN) / “Une perspective politico-analytique sur l’Iran d’un point de vue anarcho-syndicaliste” (FR), by by Hasse-Nima Golkar, Anarchist Front of Iran

13 January

“Neither Turban nor Crown but Woman, Life, Freedom” (EN) / “نه به عمامه و نه به تاج” (FA) / “Ni turban ni couronne, mais Femme, Vie, Liberté” (FR) / “Né turbante, né corona, ma Donna, Vita, Libertà” (IT) / “Ούτε τουρμπάνι ούτε στέμμα! Ούτε κληρικός ούτε βασιλιάς! Γυναίκα, Ζωή, Ελευθερία” (EL), by Maryam Namazie

“The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Question of ‘Regime Change’ and ‘Leader Change’” (EN), by Saeed Rahnema, New Politics

12 January

“Beyond the Headlines: Why Iran’s Protest Wave Can’t Be Reduced to One Name” (EN) / “Au-delà des gros titres : pourquoi la vague de protestations en Iran ne peut être réduite à un seul nom” (FR), by Siyâvash Shahabi, via The Fire Next Time / ESSF**

11 January

“Iran After the Blackout: From Repression to Resistance” (EN) / “L’Iran après la coupure d’internet : de la répression à la résistance” (FR), by Siyâvash Shahabi, via The Fire Next Time / ESSF**

“In Praise of Burning Down Clerical Fascism in Iran” (EN), “Elogio à destruição do fascismo clerical no Irão” (PT), by Decolonize Anarchism

9 January

“The Iranian uprising is at a very crucial stage” (EN), by Zaher Baher, via Libcom

“My thoughts on Iran’s situation as we wait for the internet blackout to end“, by Naghmeh Sohrabi

“Iran’s Protests Strike at the Heart of the Regime’s Legitimacy. Can They Succeed?” (EN), “Les manifestations en Iran touchent au cœur même de la légitimité du régime. Peuvent-elles déboucher sur un succès ?” (FR), by Lior Sternfeld, +972 Magazine / ESSF

“Why Are Iran’s Small Towns So Prone to Protests? Development Put on Hold in the Periphery” (EN), by Khosrow Sadeghi Borujeni, via αυτολεξεί / Aftoleksi

8 January

“Where Are Iran’s Protests Going in 2026?” (EN), by Frieda Afary, New Politics/Iran Progressives**

“How the British Left Dismisses Iran’s Uprising: The Campist Playbook” (EN), by Duncan Chapel, Red Mole, UK**

“Is Iran Trapped in a State of Political Paralysis? Protest Cycles, State Repression, and the Limits of Popular Mobilization” (EN) / “L’Iran est-il pris au piège de la paralysie politique ?” (FR), by Reza H. Akbari**

“Western province emerges as flashpoint for protests in Iran as exiled dissidents call for action” (EN), by Amwaj.media [most thorough overview of the whole situation in Iran from 28 December to 8 January]**

“How Will the Iran Protests End?” (EN), interview with Arash Azizi (audio)

7 January

“Iran: An Uprising Besieged from Within and Without: Three Perspectives” (EN) / “Irán: Un levantamiento asediado desde dentro y desde fuera: Tres perspectivas” (ES) / “Irã: Uma Revolta Sitiada por Dentro e por Fora: Três Perspectivas” (PT) / “Iran: un’insurrezione assediata da dentro e da fuori: Tre prospettive” (IT) / “خیزش دی ۱۴۰۴ در محاصره دشمنان داخلی‌وخارجی” (FA) / “伊朗：内忧外患中的起义运动：三种视角” (ZC), texts by an Iranian anarchist, Roja feminist collective in Paris, and internationalist anarchists in Syria, via CrimethInc., updated 9 January**

“Iran: the working class is key” (EN), by Dan Katz, Workers Liberty, UK**

6 January

“Joint statement of six Kurdish women’s associations in solidarity with the nationwide protests of Dey 1404” (EN), via decolonize_anarchism

4 January

“The 2025/26 Iranian protests could empower Iranians by uniting the demands of bazaar merchants and workers” (EN). Interview with Siyâvash Shahabi**

“From the Bazaar to the Streets: The Crisis of Capitalism and the Necessity of Independent Working-Class Struggle” (EN), Internationalist Voice

2 January

“۱۷ فعال مدنی: گذار صلح‌آمیز از جمهوری اسلامی، ضرورتی غیرقابل سرکوب برای آینده ایران” (FA) / “17 Iranian Civil Activists: Peaceful Transition from the Islamic Republic Is an Irrepressible Demand” (EN), via Narges Foundation

1 January 2026

“Support for the struggle of the people of Iran!” (EN), by Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste – L’Anticapitaliste, France