March 1, 2026

Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chair Shii Kazuo on February 28 issued the following statement condemning the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

We Condemn the Trump Administration’s Lawless Attack on Iran and Demand Its Immediate Halt

February 28, 2026
SHII Kazuo
Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party

On February 28, the Trump administration and Israel launched a large-scale attack against Iran. This is an unlawful preemptive strike that brutally tramples on the UN Charter and international law, and we condemn it in the strongest terms.

Of utmost gravity is that U.S. President Trump has labeled the Iranian government a “terrorist regime,” declared he will carry out massive and sustained operations to “annihilate [Iran's] navy,” and openly called for regime change by telling the Iranian people to “take over your government.”

If the Trump administration, together with Israel, carries out large-scale and sustained attacks aimed at overthrowing the Iranian regime, it will inevitably deal a severe blow to peace and stability in the Middle East and the world.

The Japanese Communist Party strongly demands that the Trump administration immediately halt the attacks and return to a negotiated solution.