On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched an illegal and unprovoked attack on Iran. The initial bombing salvo killed Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and triggered hundreds of retaliatory missiles and thousands of drones fired from Iran at Israel and US bases and states hosting US facilities across the Gulf region. The war has left more than 2,000 dead in Iran, Lebanon, and Israel, while over a million people are displaced in Lebanon. Subsequently, the war expanded across West Asia and the attacks triggered the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in inflation and fuel shortages across Asia.
This primer from the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines explains the war, its massive impacts on Filipinos, and the need for people’s resistance and how we can support them.
