South African Communists denounce attack on Iran, murder of Khamenei
- The Left Chapter
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Scene of the bombing of Ali Khamenei's Tehran house from Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026 -- image via video screenshot on X
South African Communist Party
Monday, 2 March 2026:- It is with great sadness that we have learned of the assassination of the Head of State of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The murderous acts of the regimes of apartheid Israel and the US towards Iran reflect regimes with no restraint and imperialist agenda with no limits.
As the South African Communist Party (SACP), we condemn this murderous act and regard it as the clearest indication of the immorality of the Israeli and US governments. Other than the fact that the ongoing war on Iran by imperialist Israel and the US is both unprovoked and unjustified, it is our view as the SACP that the targeting of high-ranking government officials, as has been done against Iran, violates all rules of international norms on warfare.
We call on all anti-imperialist forces inside of South Africa and across the world to work together to resist imperialist aggression against Iran and Palestine. We reiterate our solidarity pledge with the peoples of Iran and Palestine.
South African Communist Party
Saturday, 28 February 2026:- The South African Communist Party (SACP) has learned and is observing the ongoing imperialistic military attacks by apartheid Israel and imperialist US in Iran and condemns them as imperialistic and a violation of international law.
The joint military attack on Iran by Israel and the US is a continuation of an imperialistic policy of the US on the people of Iran. While this attack is reprehensible by all measures, it is not surprising to those who understand the workings of imperialism. The attack only serves to confirm the increasingly belligerent nature of the US-Israel imperialistic axis of power.
The loss of life even at this early stage of the military attacks reflects the extreme nature of the violence that has been unleashed on the people of Iran. The Israeli apartheid settler regime holds the position of an imperialist aggressor in the Middle East and has been initiating consistent acts of provocation towards Iran. This act is the climax of a series of actions where Israel has been deliberately creating conditions of war with a strong backing of the US.
Israel is not only an instrument of global US imperialism, but also a partner in imperialist efforts to impose US hegemony over the world and its natural and economic resources, and to subject all governments to US political and economic interests.
The cause of this war lies in the Israeli and US imperial agenda to undermine the sovereignty of all other nations in order to pursue its own interests. Any and all defensive actions of Iran emerge out of these well-orchestrated conditions of violence from the imperialist actors in this scenario and not out of vacuum.
As the SACP, we condemn the attacks on Iran. We pledge solidarity with the people of Iran. We call on all progressives forces and all anti-imperialist forces to join hands with us to demand the end of violence as perpetrated by the US and Israel.
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