We the undersigned parties express our grave concern with the heightening tensions in the Persian Gulf region emanating from the US militaristic and hegemonic stance in its conflict with Iran (including Bush’s latest statement on September 12th 2007). The US led pressures against Iran on the question of Iran’s expressed wish to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, is only a cover for the US attempts to secure US control over an area of the Middle East that is best situated to control the production and export of energy resources from this part of the world. We also express our concern over the provocative and unacceptable statements from the Iranian president. These statements have provided the US and its allies, in particular the Israeli government, with the excuse to continue their provocations against Iran. The Iranian regime is exploiting the current situation to extend its suppression of progressive forces, trade unions, youth and student movements as well as women’s movements.
We express our full solidarity with the people and progressive forces of Iran, with trade unions, women, youth and student movements that are campaigning for peace, democracy and social progress. We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners particularly the trade unionist leaders, student movement activists and women’s right campaigners who have been arrested and tortured in recent months.
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We strongly and unconditionally express our total opposition to any military attack or intervention against Iran by the US, the EU or Israel. We resolve to support all genuine efforts directed at the resolution of the current differences between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran through peaceful and diplomatic means. We call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons in the Middle East, strict observance of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty and declaring the region a nuclear weapons free zone. The future direction of developments in Iran should be decided only by the people of Iran and no one else.
Supported by:
Tudeh Party of Iran
Progressive Party of the Working People of Cyprus (AKEL
Communist Party of France
Communist Party of Greece
DKP (Germany)
Communist Party of Portugal
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Czech Republic)
Hungarian Workers Communist Party
Communist Party of Finland
Communist Party of Italy - Refoundation
Party of Italian Communists
Communist Party of Spain
Communist Party of Sweden
Communist Party of Britain
The Swiss Party of Labour
Communist Party of Ireland
Communist Party of Norway
Communist Party of Turkey
European Left Party
Die Linke (The Left Party) Germany
SYNASPISMOS – Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology of Greece
Communist Party of USA
Communist Party of Canada
Party of Mexican Communists
Communist Party of Venezuela
Communist Party of Peru
Communist Party of Lebanon
Communist Party of Jordan
Communist Party of Syria
Communist Party of Israel
Communist Party of Iraq
People's Party of Palestine
Communist Party of Australia
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
South African COMMUNIST PARTY
PADS Algeria
Communist Party of Egypt
Party of Patriotic and Democratic Labour of Tunisia
MPLA Angola
Independent and Labour Party of Senegal
Communist Party of Guadalupe
--Published by the International Department of the Tudeh Party of Iran October 2007
