The International League of Peoples’ Struggle congratulates the fierce resistance of the Islamic Republic of Iran in defending its sovereignty and forcing a temporary ceasefire agreement from the flailing arms of a weakened US imperialism. While the ceasefire was violated by the Zionists after less than 24 hours and this US-led war is far from over, the unity and courage of the Iranian people and the strength of their military power is an inspiration for all those looking to deal US imperialism a strategic blow.
The two-week ceasefire was announced on April 7, 2026 after the fascist madman Trump’s genocidal statement earlier in the day that, “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” implying the possible use of nuclear weapons that would inflict an immeasurable catastrophe affecting all of humanity. This received immediate and vehement condemnation around the world and within the US, generating widespread calls for Trump’s immediate removal from office. In a seeming reversal, Trump then announced that the US was agreeing to a ceasefire, mediated by Pakistan, under the following demands of Iran:
- The United States must, in principle, commit to guaranteeing non-aggression.
- Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Acceptance of uranium enrichment.
- Removal of all primary sanctions.
- Removal of all secondary sanctions.
- Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions.
- Termination of all IAEA Board of Governors resolutions.
- Payment of compensation to Iran.
- Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.
- Cessation of war on all fronts, including against the heroic Islamic resistance in Lebanon.
The fact that the US agreed to a ceasefire is a sign that the lunatic US President was looking for any excuse to cancel the ultimatum against Iran that he himself imposed. In reality, the US agreeing to these demands is a clear admission of the US-Zionist tandem’s inability to achieve the objectives of its unjust war of aggression against Iran.
Meanwhile, the world witnessed the boundless courage and unity of the Iranian people in rebuking Trump’s deranged threat, as they fearlessly formed human chains around power plants and bridges across Iran that were projected targets of the impending US-Zionist attack, willing to give their lives to protect their sovereign resources.
Despite publicly agreeing to Iran’s ten points of the agreement, including the extension of the ceasefire to Lebanon, the US allowed the Zionists to immensely increase the brutality of their attacks against Lebanon. The Zionists launched over 100 strikes in just 10 minutes, killing over 250 and injuring well over 1,000, the worst single bombing that Beirut has ever been subjected to. This is the single largest attack against Lebanon by the Zionist entity since the start of the war on Iran, signaling the entity’s utter blood lust and monstrous disdain for human life. This is clearly within the character of the Zionists, who have violated every single ceasefire that they signed with the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance forces both before and after the launch of the Al Aqsa Flood operation.
The US then immediately backtracked, pretending to claim that they did not agree to Lebanon being included despite earlier public remarks. Iran, who stated that they had fully opened the Strait of Hormuz to all ships during the ceasefire, then announced that it was once again closing and controlling the Strait’s traffic. Across Iran, people took to the streets calling for solidarity with Lebanon and launching retaliatory attacks against the Zionist entity for its crimes against humanity. At the time of this writing, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced that a new retaliatory strike against Zionist and US targets is prepared, signaling the likely end of the ceasefire before any negotiations even began.
In a foolish miscalculation of Iran’s preparedness to defend itself, the US has utterly failed to achieve its jingoist military goals of destroying Iranian defense capabilities. It has so far squandered an estimated $28 billion in US tax payer dollars on its forces, munitions, and the various losses to its military bases and aircraft. As of April 7th, more than 2,400 Iranians, including hundreds of children, have been criminally killed along with more than 25,000 wounded and around 3 million displaced from their homes.
Politically, the US-Zionist publicly stated goals of enacted regime change have become a faint memory of wishful thinking, and the US and “Israel” have only managed to fully isolate themselves from the rest of the world. Instead of strengthening its position in West Asia, Trump’s hubris has only exponentially accelerated the strategic decline of US imperialism.
Trump’s blunder has caused major stoppages in the Strait of Hormuz, inflicting unprecedented economic hardship on the entire globe and disrupting supply chains, with the biggest impacts felt by the working people of the world. The war has skyrocketed oil prices which have greatly increased all other costs of living such as farming, transportation, and electricity costs. Yet, Trump has shrugged off these concerns and even lied about the state of the war to manipulate the stock market, showing his complete disconnect from the experiences of the working masses and his lack of caring for them.
The actions of the US during this war of aggression that it started is a strong sign of the strategic decline of US imperialism. Its geopolitical position in the Persian Gulf, one of its most important military and economic outposts, has never been more under threat. China’s rising position as leading purchaser of Iranian and Gulf monarchy oil, and the increasing sales of oil in Yuan as opposed to US dollars, signifies China’s strategic rise in the midst of multi-polar competition with the US.
Meanwhile, Iran has rallied worldwide solidarity to its cause and has demonstrated that its military prowess and domestic economy has remained strong despite facing multiple decades of devastating US sanctions. The whole Axis of Resistance coalition, which includes Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Islamic Resistance and Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, and Ansar Allah in Yemen, has demonstrated its unity and ability to fend off and deal crushing blows to US-Zionist forces and assets in the region.
The people of Iran, the US, and the entire world vehemently reject this unjust war of aggression and the impacts it has had on their day to day lives. The ILPS joins with all struggling people around the world, especially the people of Iran, in celebrating this moment of strength for the Axis of Resistance against US imperialism and the Zionist entity. However, the war is not over, and the League calls on its members to take to the streets in solidarity with the people of Iran and Lebanon against the continued US-Zionist war of aggression.
Signed,
International League of Peoples’ Struggle
4/10/2026
Source : https://peoplesstruggle.org/en/iran-defends-and-asserts-its-sovereignty-as-the-us-declines/