Protesters in New York Condemn Trump’s Attack on Iran
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- Hundreds of New Yorkers staged a march in Times Square protesting the joint U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran, condemning American militarism and urging investment in domestic priorities.
- Protesters in New York rallied against Trump’s attack on Iran, calling the strike an act of imperial aggression that violates international law and endangers global stability.
- Voices from across New York City joined in denouncing U.S. foreign policy after the Iran attack, as activists vowed more demonstrations in the coming days.
Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered in Times Square on Saturday (Feb 28) to denounce the joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, staging a spirited march across Manhattan to protest the attacks and call for an end to U.S. military aggression abroad.
Holding banners that read “Stop the War on Iran,” “No Regime Change War,” and “Trump Must Step Down Now,” demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the U.S. government redirect its resources toward domestic priorities such as education and housing instead of fueling another conflict in the Middle East.
“We must not forget that the United States possesses more than 5,000 nuclear warheads, many of which are aimed at civilian cities just like ours all over the world,” said Layan Fuleihan, Director of Education at The People’s Forum, a New York-based socialist organization and movement incubator.
“Iran poses no threat to the United States. We refuse to be deceived by the same lies that misled us 20 years ago,” Fuleihan added, referring to the Iraq War.
“No worker or family in America wakes up fearing Iran,” she continued. “That’s simply not the reality in this country.”
A leaflet distributed during the rally, attributed to David North, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in the U.S., condemned the airstrikes ordered by former President Donald Trump as “a major political crime, a violation of international law, and a direct breach of the U.S. Constitution.”
“Trump has placed both the United States and the world on a path of destruction,” the leaflet read. “War will not solve the deep internal crisis of American society nor reverse the long-term decline of U.S. global hegemony.”
Marilyn Vogt-Downey, a retired professor of economics and foreign policy from New York City, also criticized the assault, calling the U.S. government “the most aggressive imperialist force in history” and describing the attack as “nothing more than another imperialist war.”
Organizers of the rally announced that more anti-war protests are planned in New York City in the coming days to oppose what they describe as a “dangerous act of U.S. imperial aggression.”
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