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AS THE Iranian Parliament meets to discuss Carter's hostages, now stationed in the Indian Ocean 'to protect the Hormuz routes.' Last week the Alacrity, joined the British guided-missile destroyer, Coventry, fleet, mainly from the France and Britain, includes three aircraft carriers, half a dozen destroyers and a number of guided-missile frigates.
The imperialist powers deny any plans for an international task force in the Gulf region. The Iranians have already pledged that despite the war with Iraq the Hormuz Strait will be kept open, so the naval build up clearly has more sinister goals.
Imperialism fears the spread of the revolutionary dynamic unleashed by the overthrow of the Shah in Iran.
Since the Iran/Iraq conflict began the United States government have hoped that the result would be the overthrow of the Khomeini regime and its replacement by a pro-Western government headed by former prime minister, Bakthiar.
motley group organisations heads a new alliance of opposition forces in exile. They involve the Iran party, the Pan-Transit party and the National Front. General former military governor claims the support of many exiled former army officers.
Alliance Oveissi and Bakhtiar are trying to link up with another former premier, Amidi, to form an anti-Khomeini alliance. Despite their wild threats to launch a civil uprising their real military thrashing of the Iranians by the Iraqis. They could pieces'.
But imperialism and Bakhtar's rag tag and bobtail alliance look set for disappointment. Iranian resistance at the key city OT HoOs observers' expectations. As we went to press it seemed an outside chance that the might hold seasonal rains, expected in 4 weeks time, halt the Iraqis' davance sticky mire of the former desert.
Further it appears that the Iranians may soon launch an invasion of northern Iraq, some 600 miles away from the Shatt al-Arab waterway. Reports are rife of an Iranian military build-up in the Urumia region, in north west Iran near Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraqi Kurdish leaders visited Tehran last week for talks with Iranian officials. As we reported last week Kurds in Iraq nave beaun hostilities Baathist regime since the war with Iran began. It is possible that an Iranian offensive into northern Iraq could be linked to a Kurdish uprising there.
may Seal the regime and the imperialists that come off worst in the Gulf war. Certainly socialists in every country should demand an end to all imperialist military interference in the region.
Carter, has just returned from Poland with an interview with strike leader, She has also brought back fascinating offer on the 60 Western warships are Strait oil Royal Navy frigate, the area. The Shahpour of right-wing Oveissi, the of Tehran, Dr. Ali hope lies with the Carter Lech Walesa with Socialist Challenge reporter, Kay CARROT... AND HOLDS
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