SACP condemns US-Israel assault on Iran, citing violations of international law

This photograph, taken by US Central Command Public Affairs on July 16, 2026, shows a US Marine from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman. In the background, an Iranian flag is visible during a verification boarding operation. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has vehemently condemned the ongoing US-Israeli attack on Iran, saying that such actions blatantly violate international law and have caused the Iranian people great suffering and destroyed the precarious ceasefire.

This occurs as Washington extended its strikes throughout the Islamic Republic on Monday, encompassing a city that is home to a nuclear power plant. The US government resumed its military campaign against Iran, intensifying its war efforts, following a brief lull in hostilities. US actions abruptly broke the 82-day ceasefire that had been mediated on April 8.

“Concurrent US and Israeli actions against Lebanon, specifically targeting desalination plants and hospitals, reveal clear evidence of common genocidal intent and war crimes,” the SACP stated while reaffirming our support for Iran. “We call for continued unity of all anti-imperialist forces,” the party added. In retaliation, Iran continued its own attacks throughout the region.

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Bahrain claimed Tehran had targeted its air navigation systems, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declared they had struck targets in Syria, Jordan, and Bahrain. “The reality is that today the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a full-scale war,” said President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to a presidency statement. He added that “we must be realistic and accept the natural consequences of this resistance”.His comments came after state media and local authorities reported US strikes on Monday in the north and centre of the country, further than areas near the blockaded Strait of Hormuz waterway through which a fifth of world oil supplies transited prior to the war.

He added that “we must be realistic and accept the natural consequences of this resistance”. His comments came after state media and local authorities reported US strikes on Monday in the north and centre of the country, further than areas near the blockaded Strait of Hormuz waterway through which a fifth of world oil supplies transited prior to the war. The Middle East war has resumed following the collapse of the June truce between the US and Iran. Consequently, oil prices have reached a one-month high as both nations fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in reciprocal blockades of the waterway and Iranian ports.

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