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Podcast: The Sound of Solidarity
Episode: Why is the West bombing Iran?
Description: Liam McMullen explains the imperialist pressures that are driving the US and Israel, backed by countries including Australia, to bomb Iran. He criticises the "campist" idea that to oppose the US we need to back the Tehran regime and argues that revolt from below is the hope for the region.
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This talk was given at the Solidarity meeting in Melbourne on 12 March 2026.