Communists say: Operation Epic Fury is an epic war crime. The illegal and treacherous attack on Iran launched by the US and Israel on 28 February while diplomatic talks between the US and Iran were taking place in Geneva highlights imperialism’s disastrous consequences for the people of Iran, the Middle East and the working-class globally, the Communist Party declared at a meeting of its Political Committee on Monday 9 March 2026. The Committee focussed on the terrible human cost inflicted on the people of Iran; the murder of over 160 Iranian schoolchildren at Minab along with dozens of school staff and rescuers in a double-strike by US Tomahawk missiles, US targeting of desalination plants aimed at crippling water supply and bombing of oil storage facilities causing catastrophic environmental damage. The imperialist motivation behind the aggression is linked to US efforts to control energy resources and maintain dominance of the petrodollar in commodity trading, particularly in response to the de-dollarisation threat from BRICS members including Iran. However, the economic impact of the conflict includes sharply rising oil prices, driving inflation and potential stagflation, due to the UK economy’s reliance on US energy imports. The Political Committee emphasised the need for trade unions to build a militant response to cost-of-living pressures as in 2022 during Britain’s last inflationary crisis and pointed out that the Labour government’s short-term economic decision making led it to cut promised investment in 2024 in renewable energy transition from an original pledge of £28bn annually in green projects to a smaller, phased-in commitment and that a so-called British Jobs Bonus to incentivise green technology manufacturing in industrial areas is not due to start until the 2026-27 financial year. The meeting concluded by underlining the Communist Party’s role in presenting an alternative to imperialist adventurism and the far-right’s solutions of scapegoating immigrants while welcoming wars that cause mass migration. The Political Committee emphasised the need to build support for peace movements, welcoming the call by the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) to close British military bases in Cyprus. The Communist Party restated its call for an independent foreign policy, calling for Britain to leave NATO, remove US bases from Britain and close British bases in Cyprus, Bahrain and Diego Garcia. The Communist Party is supporting the Stop the War Coalition conference taking place this coming Saturday 14 March. The post [Communists say: Operation Epic Fury is an epic war crime.][1] appeared first on [Communist Party of Britain][2]. [1]: https://communistparty.org.uk/2026/03/12/communists-say-o… [2]: https://communistparty.org.uk https://communistparty.org.uk/2026/03/12/communists-say-o…