Politics
Green deputy leader condemns assassination of Khamenei
Green party deputy leader Mothin Ali is among a handful of UK politicians to condemn the killing of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei as the illegal assassination that it was.
Mothin said that he is “proudly anti-war” and described the murder of Khamenei as “deplorable”:
I’m proudly anti-war. And to be anti-war that means looking to explore all possible diplomatic solutions. The US and Israel took a unilateral decision in the midst of negotiations to kill the Iranian leader, and opted for war. This is deplorable.
— Mothin Ali (@MothinAli) March 1, 2026
Green deputy leader goes where many won’t
Your Party MP Jeremy Corbyn condemned Israel and the US as rogue states and their attacks on Iran as illegal, but has not so far mentioned the Khamenei murder on his social media.
Green party leader Zack Polanski called for the UK government to condemn US president Donald Trump – a call that sent Zionist horror MP David Taylor into a hissy fit:
It should not be inconceivable to a Member of Parliament that by opposing the violation of international law you can also be advocating for the Iranian people.
How much more evidence does he need from past interventions to show that they can make things much, much worse? https://t.co/DCiataSPkC
— Matthew Butcher (@matthewtbutcher) March 1, 2026
And Polanski described Keir Starmer’s stance – condemning Iran for retaliating after being attacked – as “outrageous”:
.@ZackPolanski: “Its absolutely outrageous that they can be at the negotiating table & then our PM puts out a statement that actually condemns Iran for a retaliatory attack as opposed to Israel & America that started the bombing in the first place”🎯 pic.twitter.com/4QnNTGaDN8
— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) March 1, 2026
Corbyn’s Your Party colleague Zarah Sultana was also outspoken, condemning Israel and the US for starting a war to cover for their “paedophilic crimes”. LIke Corbyn, however, she does not appear to have mentioned Khamenei directly yet.
The killing of Khamenei – along with his family, as so often the case in Israeli and US atrocities – is murder. So is the killing of the almost 150 Iranian schoolgirls and hundreds of other Iranians. Trump and Netanyahu are indeed trying to distract from their crimes and the world should be united against them – and calling their crimes what they are.
Featured image via the Canary