#109 - Contra Iran, Part 5

<p>Well, it’s been almost 4 months since we’ve issued an episode in our Contra Iran series (not about Iran Contra), and yet it feels like there has been no real change in the status of the so-called “war” in Iran. (Of course, we eschew calling the US/Israeli illegal invasion without provocation a “war” at all.) Things seem trapped in a cycle of - fake ceasefire → stock market bounces → (usually) Israel keeps on bombing, burning, and looting ceasefire be damned → Iran asserts control over the strait of Hormuz → Trump says “no I’m gonna blockade YOU!” → Trump’s threats are empty and he backs down → rinse, repeat.</p><p>We talk about the actual factual updates that have taken place over the past couple of months to illustrate just how insane this operation really is. We think it is important to have some information at the ready to support the obviously correct communist position against this imperial war.  If we are going to have any success opposing the war from a Marxist perspective, we must first analyze it using the tools of dialectical historical materialism. So that’s just what we do: who’s doing what, who’s benefiting, where are the potential weaknesses in the imperialists’ armor. </p><p>We then take stock of where things stand now, the lamentable state of affairs besetting the people of Iran, and the people of Lebanon, of Palestine. And we even get into a little prognostication about what might be coming down the pike. How will the cycle be broken? By peaceful transfer of power away from Trump? We also consider the continuity between both parties, and the recurrence of the type of mendacity we see from the Trump administration throughout history.</p><p>Don’t miss it!!! Let’s get digging. </p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/fourthreicharchaeology</a> </p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:fourthreichpod@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fourthreichpod@gmail.com</a></p><p>Socials: @fourthreichpod</p>