Beginning in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 — first day of the Iranian work and school week, and during Ramadan — the United States, with its ally Israel, started what President Trump called a “major combat operation” in Iran under the name Operation Epic Fury. Israel’s parallel operation is called Roaring Lion. U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed months of joint planning preceded the attack.

Oman’s foreign minister had announced just hours before the strikes that nuclear talks had made a “breakthrough” — Iran had reportedly agreed to never stockpile enriched uranium and to full IAEA verification. Trump struck anyway.

We ask everyone interested in peace to call or write your senators and demand they support the S.J.Res. 59, which directs the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. Senators can be reached by calling (202) 224-3121.

U.S. and Israeli governments over multiple decades have charged, without material evidence and contrary to their own intelligence services, that Iran seeks a nuclear weapon. This repeated lie tries to justify the U.S./Israeli aggression against Iran. Moreover, no one should be deluded that U.S. imperialism cares about the welfare of Iranian women, students or any other Iranians. It does not.

Strikes have been reported across Iran, including Tehran, Isfahan (a major nuclear site), the holy city of Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah, Lorestan, and Tabriz. In Tehran, seven missiles struck the district where Supreme Leader Khamenei normally lives, near the presidential palace and the National Security Council. An Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, in southern Iran, killed between 40 and 51 people.

The Communist Party USA strongly and unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s current war on Iran. We call for an immediate halt to this latest aggression. The U.S. working class does not benefit from the forever wars being waged in our name by the U.S. government of billionaires.

We call on all Party and YCL members to participate in growing coalitions against the intervention. Our job is to fight for the leadership of the working class and people’s movements in the fightback to end this war, and for peace.

If there is no organized peace movement near you, build the coalition! If your town hasn’t held an anti-war rally, organize one! We will not stop until this war against Iran is ended.

We demand our Congressional representatives immediately exercise their Constitutional authority to stop this latest atrocity, stop funding the war, and stop the President from continually violating his oath to the Constitution.

We call on allies in the peace movement, trade unions, social justice and faith-based movements to join in mass demonstrations and peaceful actions against this war and all the unconstitutional wars being waged by the Trump administration and its allies.

A majority (70%) oppose military action against Iran and support explicit congressional approval before military action against another country. Demand “No War with Iran!” The CPUSA urges immediate, broad, loud and peaceful organized resistance to this latest U.S. aggression. Resist!