No war on Iran!

We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned over the extremely serious and dangerous escalation of recent conflict between the US and Iran.

Donald Trump’s reckless assassination of Qasseem Solemeini was an act of war and a provocation to escalate tensions in the region into another full-scale war.

Since 2018, the Trump administration has withdrawn from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran.

Now it goes further by inviting military retaliation from Iran with the assassinations of Iranian top officials. Donald Trump even threatened to attack 52 targets in Iran and impose sanctions on Iraq.

We shall not forget that how the US-led war on Afghanistan and Iraq over the last two decades had brought extreme terror, devastation, misery and suffering to millions of people in the region. The war on Iran and another military conflict in Iraq will only exacerbate and worsen the situation.

We call for:

• an end to the belligerent actions and war-mongering rhetoric coming from the US
• the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
• restraint on the part of both Iran and the US to avoid another war in the Middle East region
• an end to sanctions on Iran
• the closing down of all US foreign military bases

Endorsed by:

1. Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
2. Agora Society
3. Aliran
4. Amateur
5. Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim)
6. Bantu Misi Kemanusiaan Antarabangsa
7. Baramkini
8. Belia Harmony
9. Beyond Borders Malaysia
10. Borneo Komrad
11. G25
12. Gerak
13. Gerakan Mahasiswa Maju UPM
14. Gerakan Pembebasan Akademik (GPA)
15. Happy Learning Books
16. Horas
17. Ideal
18. Johor Yellow Flame (JYF)
19. Justice for Sisters
20. Kesatuan Melayu Nasional (KMN)
21. Kipidap
22. KLSCAH Youth
23. Liberasi
24. Malaysia Muda
25. Martabat Jalinan Muhibbah Malaysia (MJMM)
26. Nadi Mahasiswa Malaysia
27. Negeri Sembilan Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section
28. Our Journey
29. Parti Murba
30. Pemuda PSM/PSM Youth
31. Perak Civic Forum
32. Persatuan Amal Progresif Malaysia
33. Persatuan Kebangsaan Pelajar Islam Malaysia (PKPIM)
34. Persatuan Komuniti Prihatin Selangor dan KL
35. Persatuan Tiong Hua Negeri Sembilan
36. Persekutuan Persatuan-persatuan Lembaga Pengurus Sekolah Cina Malaysia (Dong Zong)
37. Pertubuhan Permata Perpaduan Islam (MAP)
38. Pertubuhan Solidariti Hijau Kuantan
39. Sahabat Rakyat
40. Save Malaysia Stop Lynas
41. Sejagat Malaysia
42. Serumpun Malaysia
43. Suaram
44. Sunflower Electoral Education Movement (Seed)
45. Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy
46. Tenaganita
47. UTM-MJIIT Voices
48. Socialist Alliance, Australia
49. Europe solidaire sans frontières (ESSF), France
50. Konfederasi Pergerakan Rakyat Indonesia (KPRI)/Confederation of Indonesian People’s Movement, Indonesia
51. Partai Rakyat Pekerja (PRP)/Working People’s Party, Indonesia
52. Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, Pakistan