GABRIELA USA condemns the US-Israeli attacks on Iran! Women resist NATO!
6/28/25
We stand with the people of Iran and Palestine who have been suffering under these Zionist attacks and U.S.-led bombing campaigns. The recent escalation of the U.S.'s bombings of Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan are a despicable and desperate attempt of the U.S. to maintain its hegemonic stronghold in the West Asia region and has only resulted in more death and devastation.
We denounce Trump's claims that the U.S. wants "peace" with Iran, while simultaneously upending the lives of thousands of innocent civilians. As Filipino women, we know that the greatest perpetrator of violence against women is imperialist war. We have already witnessed the impacts of Israel's genocide on the Palestinian people -- especially women and children who make up around 70% of the deaths. Israel's attack on Iran, along with the U.S.'s escalation, will surely only bring more devastation to the region. Israel's ongoing bombing campaigns have already resulted in hundreds of casualties of Iranian civilians with some estimates up to 950.
This is the level of tragedy that happens under US-led war, but instead of finding genuine paths to peace or ending militarization, Trump has led the rest of the NATO countries to unite on 5% of their GDP to be dedicated to defense spending by 2035. Most NATO countries spend only 2% of their GDP; this would be over 100% increase in defense spending for many countries. At a time when the cost of living is skyrocketing, it is shameful that these "leaders" only ever spend money on war and not people's needs.
We condemn the US's violation of Iran's national sovereignty in many ways: in infringing on their legitimate right to a nuclear program, in trying to lay claim to West Asia's oil reserves, and in strengthening the dominance of U.S. hegemony in the region. The Philippines is no stranger to this level of U.S. imperialist control in our country which has been under semi-colonial rule for over a century. This is why we stand with the Iranian people asserting their rights to sovereignty under these attacks, especially as a country who has been steadfast in its fight in support of Palestinian liberation.
Peace will not fall from the sky in the form of a bomb, it will come from the ground in the oppressed masses' struggle for life! We stand with all peoples' fighting for national liberation from US imperialism, from Palestine to Iran to the Philippines! We call on all peace-loving and anti-war Filipinos to join GABRIELA or other progressive organizations to fight back against the growing militarization of our homeland and the Global South!
Down with US imperialism! Down with Zionism!
Stand with Iran!
References:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/iran-vows-response-to-us-strikes-as-it-hits-back-at-israel