Statement of the ILPS
The International League of Peoples’ Struggle lauds the steadfastness of the people of Iran and throughout the Axis of Resistance for forcing the United States to sign a memorandum of understanding to end the US-Zionist war of aggression against Iran and Lebanon. With all sanctions lifted on Iran along with an assurance of a $300 billion fund for reconstruction and Lebanon’s sovereignty, we uphold this as a victory for all peoples in the world fighting for national independence against imperialism. We also call on our members and all peoples to stay vigilant of any violation of this MoU by the genocidal US-Zionist alliance as the US-Iran talks in Geneva have been delayed due to the still ongoing Zionist aggression against Lebanon.
Despite the incessant beating of the war drums by US imperialism and the Zionist entity against Iran, this war of aggression has proven too costly for US imperialism in particular to continue due to its depleting military arsenal and the increasing prices for oil and all other commodities that has caused the masses to rise in anger across the world. Iran, Lebanon, and its people correctly assessed the war being one of attrition instead of a quick battle like the arrogant Americans and Zionists have.
Iran’s military has rendered the Gulf Cooperation Council as unstable partners of US imperialism, with several bases being destroyed by Iranian strikes, forcing them closer towards reneging on normalization with the Zionist entity. In Lebanon, Hezbollah has inflicted great losses against the Zionist occupation forces in South Lebanon, weakening any aspirations for a ‘Greater Israel’ as they are plunged deeper into crisis. Despite great losses, it has been affirmed more than ever that the common enemy of Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, and all countries under the boot of imperialism is one: the bloodthirsty and genocidal US-Zionist alliance.
US imperialism has suffered a great loss and is in sharpening contradiction with the Zionist entity, even with Section 224 of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act from the US proposing to intertwine the US and ‘Israeli’ militaries more than ever. Trump has openly said during the current G7 that without him, “there would be no Israel.” US imperialism sought to end the war as soon as possible due to its loss in profits and the Zionist entity is becoming more aggressive than ever in its death throes.
In ending this war, the US has suffered a great and humiliating defeat with the Memorandum of Understanding giving Iran $300 billion for reconstruction, for the US to lift all sanctions on it, to permanently ending military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, to respect Iran’s sovereignty, and for the US Navy to leave the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s nuclear program is allowed to continue with less restrictions than what was implemented in the 2016 Iran nuclear deal.
As we all remain vigilant on likely violations to this memorandum of understanding by the US imperialist and especially the Zionist entity which is not party to this MoU — violations of which have already happened — the International League of Peoples’ Struggle stands alongside the Iranian and Lebanese people along with the Axis of Resistance in its struggle against US imperialism and Zionist settler-colonialism. Even with fascist reaction raging stronger than ever, the people’s resistance through all forms of struggle has displayed that the US-Zionist forces can indeed be weakened and eventually defeated towards the final victory.
We call our ILPS member organizations to arouse, organize, and mobilize the masses in droves as the imperialist crisis worsens: to expose US imperialism as the primary cause of our peoples’ ills with Zionist fascism as its close partner; to mobilize the broad masses in militant opposition, and consolidate our ranks towards ultimately toppling imperialism and all reaction once and for all.
Signed,
International League of Peoples’ Struggle
