CPI(M) slams US and G7 over ‘belligerent’ stance on Iran

New Delhi

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of what it called the belligerent posture of the United States and the G7 nations towards escalating tensions with Iran. In a sharply worded communique issued by its Politburo, the CPI-M accused US President Donald Trump of making inflammatory statements that risk plunging the entire West Asian region into war and instability. President Trump’s open threats to assassinate Iranian leaders and his demands for Iran’s unconditional surrender are deplorable. The large-scale mobilisation of US military fleets signals a readiness to join Israel in launching direct attacks on Iran. These developments are extremely dangerous and threaten to destabilise the region further, the statement read.

The CPI-M also criticised the G7 communique. It said that it is blaming Iran while turning a blind eye to Israel’s unchecked aggression. The party alleged that Israel bears the primary responsibility for the worsening regional crisis, citing its military actions not only in Gaza but also in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and now, allegedly, against Iran. The United States and Western imperialism are using Israel as a rogue proxy to impose hegemony over West Asia and beyond, in blatant violation of international laws and conventions, it added.

The CPI-M also demanded that the international community take urgent steps to rein in both the US and Israel and called on the BJP-led Indian government to revise its pro-US, pro-Israel foreign policy. The statement came days after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while campaigning for the Nilambur Assembly by-election, called Israel a rogue nation for its aggressive military posture in the region.