Mohammad Shafi Slams U.S. and Allies’ Support for Israel’s War Crimes in Palestine and Iran

Mohammad Shafi, National Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of India, strongly condemns the United States and its allies for enabling Israel’s aggression against Iran’s sovereignty and its genocide in Gaza, which has claimed over 55,000 Palestinian lives. The U.S. has consistently provided Israel with military, intelligence, and diplomatic backing, fueling its unlawful operations in both regions.

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, including Natanz, and assassinated key Iranian figures such as IRGC Commander General Hossein Salami, Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and nuclear scientists Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoon Abbasi. These killings, many conducted extraterritorially, violate international law by targeting officials and civilians without proof of imminent threat, as required under UN Charter Article 51.

Leaked U.S. intelligence from October 2024 shows direct collaboration—including satellite and logistical support—from the U.S. and its Five Eyes allies (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) in planning these strikes. The U.S.’s refusal to condemn the attacks and its active defense of Israel during Iran’s retaliation highlights blatant Western bias. G7 countries including France, Germany, and the UK issued statements endorsing Israel’s “right to self-defense” while ignoring its breach of Iranian sovereignty—a clear violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. Israel’s attacks on nuclear facilities like Natanz and Fordow risked radiological disaster, warned the UN nuclear agency. These strikes—carried out using U.S.-supplied F-35 jets—also disrupted progress in U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump’s contradictory actions—vetoing a plan to assassinate Ayatollah Khamenei while praising the bombings—expose American duplicity: escalating war while posturing diplomacy.

Since October 7, 2023, over 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, with women and children making up more than half the toll. A Lancet study estimated 64,260 deaths from traumatic injuries by June 2024. Blockades have caused mass starvation and near-famine. Israel has bombed nearly all hospitals in Gaza, including Al-Shifa and Nasser, denying care to the critically ill. These are war crimes under the Rome Statute. Health workers and journalists have been detained, tortured, and killed. The Committee to Protect Journalists accuses Israel of targeting journalists’ families after threats by Israeli officials. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been forcibly displaced. Cities and cultural landmarks have been flattened, rendering Gaza “uninhabitable.”

The UN Security Council must impose sanctions, and the International Criminal Court must accelerate investigations into war crimes by Israeli and U.S. officials. Israel must immediately end its aggression in Gaza and Iran. The U.S. and its allies must withdraw their military and diplomatic support for these crimes. SDPI calls upon the international community to rise against this complicity and support the Palestinian and Iranian peoples in their struggle for sovereignty, justice, and peace.