The price of the Iran war is being paid by workers and the poor globally

Jammu, June 3 -- Corporates are having high profits as the commoners face more austerity

By Diane Abbott

LONDON: There is a growing recognition that the illegal war on Iran conducted by the US and Israel is exacting a huge cost on the population, and that the price will go higher the longer the war is continued. Of course, the biggest price of all is firstly paid by the Iranian people, with outrageous incidents such as the bombing of the Minab elementary school, which killed 158 civilians including 120 schoolchildren.

There has been no accountability of the US and not even an apology for what could amount to a war crime. But the impact of the war goes far beyond Iran or even the region. The countries of Asia are in general large-scale oi...