Iran ceasefire: Trump’s humiliating climbdown
“Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it.” With these words, Donald Trump described the two-week ceasefire with Iran announced last night.
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The war on Iran: where do communists stand?
In the morning of Saturday 28 February, Tehran was shaken by a series of loud explosions as US and Israeli missiles struck the capital of Iran. Clouds of smoke were also seen rising from Tehran, Qom and other Iranian cities, announcing the commencement of war.The war on Iran: where do communists stand?
Fight Israeli aggression, fight imperialism- statement of the Revolutionary Communist International
Storm clouds are gathering over the Middle East as Israel, backed by the western imperialist powers, pushes the region ever closer to a devastating all-out regional war, highlighting yet again the choice before humanity: either socialism or barbarism.
Fight Israeli aggression, fight imperialism- statement of the Revolutionary Communist International
Stalin’s responsibility in the creation of Israel and its disastrous consequences
The Palestinian people were forcibly expelled from their homeland by Zionist armed militias in 1948, in an event which remains in their collective historical memory as the Nakba, or the Catastrophe. The Zionist project had always envisaged such a development, and all genuine revolutionary Communists had consistently been opposed to the Zionist ideology. Why then did Stalin abandon the position of one state for the two peoples, Palestinian and Jewish, and come out in support of partition in 1947, together with the subsequent setting up of a separate Jewish state?
Stalin’s responsibility in the creation of Israel and its disastrous consequences
Kenya Mau Mau uprising: when British imperialism conducted a colonial war of terror in ‘self-defence’
Throughout the self-proclaimed ‘civilised’ western world, the ruling classes have banded together to denounce Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October and have rallied around Israel’s ‘right of self-defence’ as it bombs Gaza to smithereens. But this is not the first time we have been told to accept a bloody war against an oppressed people in the name of the oppressor nation’s ‘self-defence’.
Palestine: the failure of the two-state solution and the communist alternative
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is reaching a pivotal stage. The horrifying images of butchered civilians have provoked a wave of revulsion across the world. Thousands have taken to the streets in capitals throughout the Middle East, demanding action in support of Gaza, while hundreds of thousands of people in the West have protested the complicity of their governments in Israel’s crimes.
Palestine: the failure of the two-state solution and the communist alternative
The Ukrainian war: an internationalist class position- RCI Statement
The first casualty of war is truth. This is also the case of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Marxists need to be able to cut through the fog of lies and war propaganda and analyse the real reasons behind the conflict; what has caused it; and the real interests that lie behind the excuses and justifications of the different parties involved. Above all, we must do so from the point of view of the interests of the world working class.
The Ukrainian war: an internationalist class position- RCI Statement
2026 kicks off to the sound of imperialist war drums and class struggle
This February, the leadership of the Revolutionary Communist International met in Italy to assess the world situation and how the forces of communism are being gathered and trained around the globe, and to plan ahead. Below we publish a transcript of a talk on the world situation by Jorge Martín of the International Secretariat of the RCI, assessing where the world is going in these turbulent first months of 2026.
2026 kicks off to the sound of imperialist war drums and class struggle
Iran War leaves Asia reeling
The war in the Middle East, ignited by the US and Israel’s full-scale attack on Iran, has dealt a hammer blow to the world economy. Asia, though bearing no responsibility for Trump and Netanyahu’s reckless adventure, is among the heaviest casualties of the economic fallout. As the war rages with no end in sight, Asian workers must be ready to resist any attempt by the ruling class to make them foot the bill.
Hands off Iran: why Australia’s ruling class backs US war on Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran exposes the depth of Australia’s integration into the global imperialist order. Behind the language of ‘security’ and ‘human rights’ lies a ruling class whose interests are tied directly to the global dominance of American capital.
Hands off Iran: why Australia’s ruling class backs US war on Iran
Australia’s position between US and Chinese imperialism
Australia has become a flashpoint in the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China. For Australia’s ruling class, balancing these two powers grows increasingly complex. The nature of the bourgeoisie, since its inception, is marked by short-sightedness, speculation, and a consistent loyalty to whichever imperialist power dominates.
2025 World Congress
Every two years the RCI holds a 5-day long World Congress in Italy. Here, comrades and delegates from over 40 countries attend to share updates and perspectives from their corner of the world and learn from others. 2025 is the first year that we had an Australian delegate attend- a significant moment for us as a growing group of the RCI. This has been an important few months for our group, with the release of our first issue of The Communist on 8th August. Copies of the paper were divided up and sent to our comrades in Australia with branches being formed in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The World Congress is a staunch reminder that we are part of a single, international movement and has heavily inspired our work in Australia.