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Israel’s war of aggression against Iran must end
Israel is the one thermonuclear-armed state in the Middle East. It pre-emptively launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’ against Iran on 13 June. The initial stated aim of this attack was to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. At the time of the attack, Iran was engaged in protracted negotiations with the United States about its nuclear programme. In addition to Israel’s strikes on nuclear enrichment sites (Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow) and assassinations of nuclear scientists, civilian populations and infrastructure have been targeted in Iran. At the time of writing, Iran has announced more than 220 people killed during Israel’s attacks.
Meanwhile, Israel’s genocide on Gaza continues while Prime Minister Netanyahu – a fugitive from international law – remains at liberty.
Iran responded to Israel’s attack by launching drones and missiles of its own against Israel. Despite censorship news coverage shows that at least some of these weapons have penetrated Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ air-defence system. At the time of writing, Israel reports over 20 casualties and rising. There is little verified information on which Israeli military bases have been targeted, some of which are in residential areas.
Five days on from Israel’s declaration of war on Iran, there are no signs of de-escalation. Netanyahu encourages Iranians to use Israel’s attack as an opportunity to overthrow their government. The Iranian Foreign Minister has stated that: “If the aggression stops, naturally, our reactions will also cease.”
Israel’s war of aggression must be stopped. Illegal and dangerous attacks on nuclear facilities must cease. Israel’s genocide on Palestine must end. Who will put a stop to Netanyahu’s deadly agenda? The question is an urgent one because Israel’s ‘allies’ have not only utterly failed to uphold international law with respect to Israel’s most recent outrages – part of a pattern already vividly demonstrated in response to Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians – but also look to be setting themselves on a course to actively support Israel and even join arms with Israel in its specious claims of self-defence.
In what follows, we seek to survey immediate reactions to Israel’s attack on Iran, provide some context, highlight what – exactly – is implied when one state claims Israel as an ally and probe the urgent tasks of those who oppose war and seek peace.
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