CPI (ML)-New Democracy strongly condemns US-Israel attack on Iran beginning from 28th February 2026 and cowardly killing of Supreme Leader of Iran, Sayyid Ali Khamenei. US-Israel attacks also hit civilian areas including a school where around 150 students have been killed. Responding to these attacks exercising right to self-defense, Iran has fired missiles at Israel and US military installations in the Middle East. Destruction of buildings in Tel Aviv and at US bases has been reported. US-Israel attacks have plunged the whole Middle East into flames of war.
USA and its close partner Israel have launched these attacks on Iran when discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme were going on between USA and Iran mediated by Oman and were reportedly making progress. This showed that issue of Iran’s Nuclear programme was and is being raised by Trump Admn. only to fool the people, the real issue is that USA and Israel want regime change in Iran. This is clear in Trump’s assertion “Surrender or Perish”. US & Israel’s talk of democracy in Iran flies in the face of CIA overthrowing elected Govt. of Iran in 1953 and installing murderous monarchy which was overthrown in 1979 by the people of Iran. This want to impose a subservient despotic regime in Iran.
This attack coming in the wake of attacks by Israel on Lebanon and Syria, US led attacks against Yemen and regime change in Syria, is aimed at dealing final blow at the forces of resistance to Zionist aggression and expansion by rulers of Israel supported by US ruling class. US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has made it clear in an interview that USA supports Israel’s occupation of not only historic Palestine but virtually whole of Middle East, from Nile to Euphrates. This attack is part of the Greater Israel project covering parts of different countries of West Asia. This attack is to totally obliterate national aspirations of Palestinians.
While US rulers’ support to Zionist murderous regime in Israel is longstanding and bipartisan, Trump Admn.’s has launched this attack at a time when his economic and social policies are meeting strong resistance from the people. His tariffs have been struck down by US Supreme Court; his use of ICE agents is being resisted by the people and Epstein files have become albatross around his neck. With his policies in disarray domestically, Trump is trying to distract attention of US people by unleashing attacks around the world. His Admn.’s midnight attack on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro, targeting Cuba to bring about capitulation of regime and now this dastardly attack on Iran in total violation of international law and UN Charter, fully unprovoked and illegitimate, is also aimed at changing the agenda of US politics. People of USA should understand Trump Admn.’s design and oppose this attack. Rights of the people are, in the ultimate analysis, indivisible; a country oppressing other countries cannot be free of internal oppression and exploitation.
Trump Admn. has been totally shameless in openly calling and working for control of the world; calling for bringing other countries under colonial rule. His Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Western imperialist countries not to be ashamed of their colonial past, rather pursuit of colonial domination by the western countries from Columbus to end of Second World War was behind alleged greatness of western civilization. Trump Admn. wants to roll back wheels of history and drag the world back to colonial rule by western imperialism.
Trump is fascist to the core. A fascist, he pretends to be President of Peace to fool the gullible and assuage the US public opinion fed up with forever wars. Now in his second i.e. last term and with majority in both houses of Parliament, he is baring his colonial fangs and unleashing wars around the globe endangering world peace. He represents oppression at home and aggression abroad. However, his dream, like that of Hitler, will be opposed and shattered by the people.
Attack on Iran is part of these designs in Middle East and the world. People and countries of the world should unite and oppose this rotten reactionary attempt to impose colonial regimes across the world. People and Govt. of Iran have the legitimate right to self-defense and deserve support from the people across the world. CPI (ML) New Democracy supports the people and Govt. of Iran in defending themselves against this attack. CPI (ML) New Democracy fully supports the struggle of Palestinians for their national rights. People of all countries must support this legitimate struggle of the people and Govt. of Iran.
This attack is also an attack on multi-polar world, hence countries which claim to stand for multi-polar world e.g. Russia, China and others must come forward to support self-defense by Iran, not only to condemn this aggression but also to extend all support needed by Iran in this war.
Israel and USA have launched this attack soon after the visit of India’s Prime Minister to Israel. Given the historic ties of India with Iran, this is an insult to the people of India. While RSS leading the ruling coalition had not participated in anti-colonial struggle of Indian people, support to struggle against colonial domination has been part of the legacy of the Indian people’s struggles.
CPI (ML) New Democracy considers this attack motivated by sinister designs to be an attack against humanity, against sovereignty of the countries. CPI (ML) New Democracy calls upon the people of India to oppose this attack. We should organize protests against this attack from March 2 onwards. These protests may be organized unitedly wherever possible with other forces condemning this attack.
CPI (ML)-New Democracy
March 1, 2026
