Socialist Challenge1981Socialist Challenge No. 211, 3 September 1981Iran crisis deepens
by Davy Jones · Socialist Challenge No. 211, 3 September 1981 · p. 12 of the scan · 128 words
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Socialist Challenge THE Iranian regime of Ayatollah Khomeini is in total disarray as it reels from the assassination of the President and Prime Minister.
There is massive disaffection the regime throughout the coulill y failure to secute the war against lraa the unemployment and inattacks democratic rights.
Whole areas of the Country are controlled bi nationalist guerrillas as in roes accordele reports, supporters of ex-President Bani-Sadr and the Mojahadın guer rillas.
masses disposed of the Shah in a mighty revolutionary struggle. They fought for democratic rights and solutions to their elemen tary social and economic needs. The Khomeini has proved con clusively 'inability to grant these demands.
The result has been the dramatic of op. position groups and cur rents: some around figures SUCH Bani-Sadr and