VANGUARD - Expressing the viewpoint of the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) For National Independence and Socialism • www.cpaml.org
Statement on Iran
The Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) supports the right of the Iranian people to rebel against the country’s theocratic dictatorship.
Their just struggle is occurring in a complicated environment with both US imperialism and Israeli Zionism fishing in troubled waters and trying to turn events to their own advantage.
The anti-theocratic democratic front in Iran extends from genuine anti-imperialist and proletarian elements who want an independent and socialist Iran, to petty-bourgeois and bourgeois elements who want bourgeois freedoms. Some support US intervention.
Struggle within the anti-theocratic front will exist side-by-side with the movement against the theocracy.
We support the demands of the progressive elements:
•Oppose any foreign interference in Iran, especially from US and Israel
•Oppose the Islamic Republic of Iran
•Defend imprisoned politicians and stop the killings
We support Australian Iranians calling for solidarity rallies with the uprising. We urge people to join the Iranian Socialists in Australia (ISA) protest on Sunday at Sydney Town Hall at 1pm.
Our best contribution to the struggle is to strengthen mass connections, build solidarity and strengthen our joint struggle against US imperialism and its local collaborators here.
