The far-right Netanyahu regime, facing increasing global isolation and domestic discontent amid the ongoing Genocidal war on Gaza, is now attempting to widen the conflict and externalise its crisis by targeting Iran and threatening Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and beyond.

Israel’s so-called “pre-emptive” strike follows the familiar script of US imperialism, echoing the 2003 invasion of Iraq under the false pretext of weapons of mass destruction.

A key turning point was the Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, which dismantled a widely supported diplomatic framework and reignited tensions. Since then, Iran has faced escalating economic sanctions, acts of sabotage, and targeted assassinations, culminating now in open military threats.

It is increasingly clear that the goal of the US-Israel axis is to burn West Asia to crush sovereign nations, and impose control over the region’s geopolitical and energy landscape.

Israel’s action not only threatens West Asia, but the entire world. Israel has become a rogue state, brazenly violating international law and conventions with the full backing of the United States.

India must break its silence and take all possible steps to stop Israel. Silence and inaction will amount to complicity and India must not be bracketed with the US-Israel axis in its escalating crimes against humanity.

Central Committee, CPI(ML) Liberation

June 13, 2025