The Role of China in the Imperialist War in Iran

By Nikos Mottas

What is unfolding around Iran is not an isolated war, nor simply another episode of instability in the Middle East. It is part of the ongoing US–Israeli imperialist aggression in the region, which itself unfolds within a broader confrontation between rival imperialist centers. 

Within this confrontation, China is not a distant observer or a neutral force. It is a rising capitalist power, deeply involved in the struggle for energy, routes and influence. And increasingly, it is a major strategic rival of the United States.

Turkey and the Iran War

By Cansu Oba

Turkey is at a crossroads.

On one side of this crossroads lies a reality in which the interests of the working majority are sacrificed for the profits of a small group of monopolies; where extreme wealth and extreme poverty coexist; where absolute exploitation and inequality prevail; where the expansionist ambitions of capital disregard the borders and internal affairs of other countries; where there is full alignment with imperialism; and perhaps where the neo-Ottoman ambitions of Turkish capital could drive the country toward an existential abyss.

Tudeh Party of Iran: Statement on the “provisional ceasefire” between Iran and the U.S

Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran

The Announcement of a “Provisional Ceasefire”, A Step Forward Toward Achieving Lasting Peace

In the final moments before the deadline set by the fascist President of the United States, threatening that Iran's “civilization will die tonight,” expired, it was announced that Iran and the United States had agreed on a conditional two-week ceasefire. According to this agreement, the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be kept as free as possible. According to published reports, this agreement was reached through the mediation of the Pakistani government.

Israeli communist lawmaker: "Netanyahu is a liar and an international pyromaniac"

Hadash lawmaker Cassif on Iran-US ceasefire 

 

About fifteen hours after the US-Iran cease-fire was announced, the far-right Israeli government has still not issued a statement in Hebrew on the deal or addressed Israeli citizens on the matter. In its first official response in English to the cease-fire agreement, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement early Wednesday, April 8, that Israel supports the move but insisted that the deal “does not include Lebanon.”

 

Greek soldiers at the forefront of the struggle against the imperialist war and for Greece’s withdrawal from it

Many young conscripts made a distinct, symbolic, and meaningful presence felt at the recent workers’ rally in Athens against the imperialist war and for Greece’s withdrawal from it. By taking part in the mass rally organized by the trade unions, they stood side by side with their colleagues, fellow students, and parents. Together they chanted the slogan: “Conscripts are the children of the people and have no business outside the borders”.

Joint statement of Communist and Workers Parties: The future of Iran can only be determined by its people without any external interference

Joint statement of the Communist and Workers Parties: Oppose the war against Iran and call for an immediate ceasefire and regional peace

Following the unilateral and undeclared military attack unleashed against Iran on Friday 13 June 2025 by the criminal Netanyahu government, we witnessed on Sunday 22 June the military aggression of US imperialism against Iran, bombing the nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Communists of Cyprus express concern over the US-Israel war on Iran, call for the closure of UK bases

"The US-Israel attack on Iran entails nightmarish dangers for the whole world", underlines the Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKEL) in a statement concerning the latest developments in the Middle East. 

The statement reads:

The escalating conflict in the Middle East with the US attack on Iran entails nightmarish dangers to the peace and security not only of the region but also of the entire world. 

Iranian and US Communists condemn bombing of Iran

In a statement issued today, Sunday 22 June 2025, the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran, condemns the military attack of the United States against the Islamic Republic. The statement reads:

Dear compatriots!

In the first hour of Sunday, the first of Tir 1404 [June 22, 2025], based on published reports, American fighter jets and the naval fleet of this country bombed three nuclear sites in Iran in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, and thus, together with Netanyahu’s criminal regime, officially entered the war against Iran.

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties on the US attack on Iran

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties

The struggle of the people against imperialism must be strengthened!

The Communist and Workers’ Parties signing this Joint Statement strongly condemn the US attack on Iran, which escalates the military offensive already launched by Israel.

After Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the USA and its allies are now shedding the blood of yet another country in the Middle East. This imperialist aggression is plunging people into war across a wider region and threatening to destroy humanity as a whole.

KKE: Statement on the US attack against Iran — No participation of Greece in the war

In a statement (here in Greek) concerning the US military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) points out:

"The direct involvement of the US and the attack with high-powered bombs against Iran is a step towards escalating the imperialist war not only in the Middle East, but across the world.