ILPS Philippines
February 28, 2026

The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) Philippines condemns the massive military attacks launched by the U.S. and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran. These coordinated strikes constitute a blatant act of aggression that gravely escalates tensions in West Asia and pushes the region toward a wider and more destructive war, as Iranian retaliatory attacks on U.S. military bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the U.A.E. have already been reported.

ILPS Philippines added that Iran’s retaliatory attacks on U.S. bases in Gulf countries hosting American military facilities should serve as a stark warning to the Marcos Jr. regime: as host to numerous U.S. military sites and weapons systems, the Philippines could likewise become a target in similar conflicts involving the U.S. Amid escalating tensions in the Asia Pacific due to US assertion of its hegemony, our country risks being drawn into hostilities not of our own making because of its role as a staging ground for foreign forces.

In his statement justifying the attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump described the operation as a necessary and “noble” mission to protect U.S. security over the purported dangers posed by Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. He warned Iranian forces that refusal to surrender would mean “certain death.” Trump has repeatedly framed Iran as a threat that must be obliterated and has urged regime change.

ILPS Philippines rejects this framing. It is the U.S. and Israel, not Iran, that are the biggest threats to regional and global peace and stability. Trump’s rhetoric, portraying an entire nation as a threat because it rejects U.S. intervention and elevating military destruction over diplomatic engagement, echoes past justifications for imperialist interventions that brought death, displacement, and chaos to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and beyond. His claims that bombing will bring “security” are a sham when the real effect is to entrench U.S. geopolitical dominance and advance U.S. economic interests at the expense of millions of lives. Such actions violate the principles of national sovereignty and the right of people to self-determination.

It is clear that the U.S., as the leading imperialist power, seeks to maintain and expand its hegemony in West Asia, a region of immense strategic and economic importance, particularly in global energy supply, trade routes, and geopolitical influence.

ILPS Philippines denounces U.S. imperialism for once again dragging people into war to secure its geopolitical interests. We further denounce the U.S.’s longstanding use of Israel as a proxy to enforce its agenda in West Asia, an imperialist design that fuels the still ongoing genocide in Palestine.

We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people and all people of West Asia resisting U.S. imperialism, foreign intervention, and aggression. We call for the immediate end to all U.S.-Israel military operations against Iran.

We reiterate our demand to the Marcos Jr administration to terminate all military agreements with the U.S., including the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The Philippines must pursue an independent foreign policy and prioritize peace and regional stability based on mutual respect by ensuring that our territory is never used as a staging ground for wars that endanger our people and undermine our sovereignty.