The Sheer Brilliance of Iran’s Three-Tiered Governance Structure
The Islamic Republic’s strength lies in the way revolutionary legitimacy, administrative capacity and strategic defence reinforce one another. It built...
A Revolutionary Workers’ Day Letter to Iran
A Workers’ Day letter from Sipho Singiswa in solidarity with Iran, linking Hormuz, Western siege, Palestinian resistance and South Africa’s...
IRAN NEWS ROUND-UP: 18 April 2026
🇮🇷 IRAN NEWS ROUND-UP18 April 2026The Counterhegemon News AgencyBy Gillian Schutte 🚢 1. US BLOCKADE MEETS IRANIAN AUTHORITY AT HORMUZ...
BRICS Pragmatism Meets War: The Limits of Diplomatic Neutrality
Iran’s appeal to BRICS exposes the limits of economic multipolarity when states confront military pressure, sanctions and geopolitical isolation. The...
War, Sovereignty and the Right to Resist: Reading the Iran Conflict from the Global South
The war on Iran exposes the asymmetry of the international order. The United States and Israel bomb Iran and assassinate...
Why Israel and the West Cannot Destroy Iran
The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was intended to destroy the Islamic Republic, yet Iran’s revolutionary foundations and political continuity...
International Law and the Monstrous Exceptionalism of Empire
The war on Iran has reopened urgent questions about Empire, sovereignty and the limits of international law. The bombing of...
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THE TEMPLE TANTRUMERS
A temple tantrumer is someone whose conscience refuses to remain a spectator to injustice. The expression comes from the biblical...
Sies, DA! South Africa’s Municipal Services Are Not a Corporate Cash Cow
As South Africa approaches the November 2026 local government elections, the DA is pushing private-sector participation in municipal services as...