Boston, Massachusetts
MA State House (24 Beacon St)
6:00 p.m.
No War on Iran!
Trump is openly threatening to imminently launch a massive direct U.S. attack against Iran. He has issued terrifying threats demanding the entire population of the city of Tehran -- 10 million people -- flee their homes, and mused on social media about assassinating Iran's head of state. This war would lead to enormous suffering and death among Iranians and others in region, and also likely lead to large numbers of U.S. casualties -- not to mention the enormous wealth that will be taken away from meeting human needs to feed the war machine. This could engulf the entire Middle East or even the whole world. In these critical days and hours, all people who oppose the war machine need to be in the streets!
Protests across the country will take place tomorrow, June 18, as part of a national day of action. This day of protest is being initially sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, National Iranian American Council, Palestinian Youth Movement, The People's Forum, and others.
A listing of protests across the country will be posted here
Already, the administration has backed the brutal Israeli bombardment that has caused widespread civilian casualties -- carried out with an arsenal paid for with our taxpayer dollars. But now, Trump may be on the verge of ordering direct U.S. strikes that would escalate the war to unspeakably dangerous new heights. U.S. "boots on the ground" could easily be drawn in, and war could ripple across the entire region or even the whole world. We need to take a stand and prevent this from becoming a reality!
After having committed genocide in Gaza for nearly two years, the Israeli regime is now igniting an even wider war across the Middle East with its unprovoked attack against Iran. And regime change in Iran -- which controls vast oil and gas resources -- has been a long-standing goal of the Pentagon and the State Department establishment. But the people of this country have nothing to gain and so much to lose if the warmongers get their way.