The European Communist Action condemns in the strongest possible terms the imperialist attack launched by the United States and Israel against the people of Iran, as well as the bombings and Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon.
These developments are linked to the plans of the US, NATO, the EU and their allies, especially Israel, to “reshape” the Middle East, as part of their confrontation with their rival powers. Particularly dangerous is their attempt to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz.
These developments carry the risk of a generalization of the war —a conflict in which dozens of countries are already involved in one way or another— leading to even greater bloodshed. A key role in this involvement is played by the US–NATO bases located across Europe, which serve both as military strongholds and as targets for retaliation.
Workers in many countries around the world are already experiencing the economic consequences of the war through rising prices for fuel, energy, food, and other consumer goods.
We call on workers in Europe to intensify their struggle against the bourgeois classes and the involvement of bourgeois governments in the war, in imperialist plans and organizations, and against US–NATO bases that serve as launching pads for wars. We also call on them to strengthen their solidarity with the peoples of Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, and the other peoples of the region.
The peoples have the power to oppose these war plans en masse and to chart a course towards the overthrow of the exploitative capitalist system, which gives rise to armed conflicts for the profits of monopolies.
