The Filipino people firmly condemns US imperialism and the Zionist state of Israel for their atrocious bombing of Iran that began on February 28. This is a gross violation of an independent country’s sovereignty and a brazen violation of existing international law. This is now the second assault by the US and Israel on the country since July 2025, under the orders of fascist madmen Donald Trump of the US and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Using precision missiles, they assassinated the Iranian leader and dozens of government officials. They bombed an elementary school in the Minab City killing more than 160 girl students. They targeted nuclear plants, as well as civilian government buildings, hospitals, and even protected historical sites. The first five days of hourly bombing reportedly killed more than 1,000 Iranians, a grim reflection of Israel’s horrific pounding of Gaza and genocide of the Palestinian people.

Iran has every right to defend itself against the US and Israel aggression. It launched its own missiles that struck US military bases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, and other Middle East countries, and hit various facilities in Israel.

The spread of the armed conflict is a direct consequence of imperialist aggression. The US has now further expanded this by bombing and sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, over 3,200 kilometers from Iran, of an unarmed Iranian naval vessel that participated in naval exercises hosted by India. Trump flaunts the US’ enormous arsenal that he claims is enough for an “endless” war. Israeli troops also bombed and raided Lebanon and drove out people in more than 50 towns in order to seize the country’s southern part.

Like vultures, monopoly capitalists, especially big oil companies, exploited the war to arbitrarily jack up the price of crude and refined oil. This will create an even worse crisis, especially in backward countries like the Philippines. More than two million Filipino migrants in the Middle East fear the war’s possible expansion and extension. Several thousands have chosen to return home even when no livelihood await them.

No prattle can justify the unrestrained sowing of rampant terrorism of US and Israel in Iran. The US initiated this with no evidence to back up its accusation of Iran’s “nuclear weapons build-up.” This is no different from the US’ use of the bogus “weapons of mass destruction” to invade Iraq in 2003. This is also no different from Trump’s accusation of “narco-terrorism” against the Venezuelan government when the US invaded and bombed it last January 3, and abducted its president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

Acting like a thug, US imperialism is ready to attack any country that resists its dictates. It boasts of and brandishes the “world’s most powerful military force” to compel everyone to bow to its self-proclaimed supreme authority. It exposes the utter hypocrisy of its long-touted “rules-based order” which it uses to squeeze its rival countries. In truth, US imperialism has not been restrained by any international law or rule that runs counter its economic and geopolitical interests.

The unbridled attacks of US imperialism against Iran clearly aim to seize control of Iran’s rich oil resources, the third largest in the world. Trump wants to crush the Iranian government because it refuses to kneel before the wishes of the US monopoly capitalists. The US wants to impose its power over Iran and the entire Middle East.

The vile US assault on Iran mirrors the sharpening inter-imperialist conflict. It is a move by the US to elbow its rival China, the main buyer of Iranian oil. This is part of the US imperialist push to redivide the world to expand the wealth and resources directly under its control. Amid the unresolved crisis of the world capitalist system, the US is stoking inter-imperialist rivalries and fanning wars in different parts of the globe.

The Iranian people must be supported in defending their freedom and their right to national self-determination. The workers and peoples of the US and Israel must be called on to resist and overthrow the fascist madmen Trump and Netanyahu. Unity among the people of Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, Nicaragua and other countries under US pressure must be strengthened. The broadest united front against imperialist war must be established.

The US disinformation operations that victimize the Filipino people must be exposed and opposed. Reject the lies promoted by Trump and Netanyahu. The Filipino people must stand against US military intervention in the Philippines and resist the country being used for attacks and war. Amplify the demand to dismantle US military bases and facilities under EDCA, drive US troops out of the country, remove its stockpiled weapons, and end the war-provoking and destructive war exercises.

The Filipino people must fight for genuine freedom from US control and interference. Colluding with the local ruling classes and using the AFP as an instrument of repression, US domination and plunder of the Philippines remain the main obstacle to the country’s development and the root of the widespread suffering of the masses.

The Filipino people must advance the national-democratic revolution principally through armed struggle to end the rule of US imperialism and its puppets in the Philippines. With the victory of the protracted people’s war, we can establish a government that will uphold national freedom. This is the Filipino people’s main contribution to the struggle to end imperialist war and oppression around the world.