Partners Responds to U.S.-Israel-Iran War
March 1st, 2026 –
The war launched this weekend by Trump and Netanyahu on the Islamic Republic of Iran is a potent reminder that we must hold more than one truth at the same time:
President Trump’s order to strike Iran is a blatant violation of U.S. law, having received no go-ahead from Congress to declare war. As Americans, we cannot understate the urgency for the Senate and House to convene and vote yes on the War Powers Resolutions and restrain this illegal attack.
We are deeply concerned about civilian areas being targeted by attacks from both American and Israeli munitions and Iranian strikes. Our hearts are with those grieving civilian casualties in Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, Dubai, Tehran, and Syria. We are additionally concerned for hundreds of thousands of people in the West Bank and elsewhere in the region without access to shelters in the face of continued bombardments.
Ayatollah Khamenei for decades led a regime characterized by the brutal treatment of the Iranian people, ongoing abuses of human rights, and deep corruption. The IRI has demonstrated unceasing hostility toward Israel’s existence.
At the same time, American and Israeli efforts to impose regime change in Iran is far from a benevolent effort to ensure the fundamental democracy that the Iranian people so richly deserve. We are concerned by any assertion that the regime in Iran could be brought down by the elimination of a single leader. This is also not the first time in the past century that the United States has attempted to intervene to force regime change in Iran, with disastrous results for the long term effects of democracy and freedom for the Iranian people and regional stability. As our partners in the Israeli peace camp have stated, we fear this war is a “preemptive strike on peace.”
Far-right, authoritarian governments often use military conflict to further consolidate power and entrench their regimes. Israelis, Palestinians, Iranians, and Americans deserve representative governments committed to democracy. We deserve so much more from our leadership. This war must be swiftly brought to an end, and accompanied by robust negotiations to ensure a future of peace and security for everyone in the region.
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