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Iran anti-war protesters confront Starmer’s bullshit
Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators gathered outside Parliament on Saturday, voicing opposition to the US and Israel-led unprovoked attacks on Iran.
The protest was organised by the Stop the War on Iran Coalition, supported by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Stop the War, Campaign Against Sanctions, Military and Imperialist Interventions (CASMII), and others.
Iran face unprovoked attack
Addressing the crowd, Professor Abbas Edalat from the CASMII pointed out that Iran’s historic solidarity with Palestine was one of the main reasons that the West was bombing Iran.
He stated that Iran had been the only country to fulfil its obligations under the Genocide Convention. Iran has refused to abandon Palestinians for 47 years, despite crippling sanctions and threats of regime change.
He also called on anti-war activists not to play into the hands of imperialist warmongers by attacking the Iranian government. He urged unity in defending Iran against the onslaught.
Chris Nineham from Stop the War told the Canary there was a “real sense that Trump and the Americans and the Israelis are taking us to the brink of absolutely disastrous events, and we have to stop them.”
Chris Nineham @ChrisNineham from @STWuk had some stark words for us outside the UK parliament as people came out to protest the US and Israeli assault on Iran. pic.twitter.com/pKBzoyKFh7
— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) February 28, 2026
The UK’s complicity in the colonial war was also condemned. A central message from demonstrators was that the Labour Party was “the war party.”
“Labour Party = War Party” – people have gathered at Parliament Square in the UK to protest the UK’s complicity in the US and Israeli assault on Iran pic.twitter.com/Oq2SA1CIfL
— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) February 28, 2026
Starmer about as useless as a chocolate teapot
UK PM Keir Starmer has done his usual limp dishrag performance in response to the new US andIsrael attacks on Iran. Iran has hit US bases and Israeli facilities in retaliation. He also confirmed that while the UK did not participate in the strikes, British planes were “in the sky today” in the Middle East as part of “coordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests and our allies.”
Fiona Lali of the Revolutionary Communist Party replied to Starmer’s statement, saying:
Do not bother watching this vile statement. He condemns Iran. Not the US/Israeli strikes that have MURDERED school girls in Minab. This is the servile position of British capitalism, following its US master. He confirms British planes are in the sky. HANDS OFF IRAN!
Do not bother watching this vile statement.
He condemns Iran. Not the US/Israeli strikes that have MURDERED school girls in Minab.
This is the servile position of British capitalism, following its US master. He confirms British planes are in the sky.
HANDS OFF IRAN! https://t.co/TGMMZC7tZY
— Fiona Lali (@fiona_lali) February 28, 2026
Trump and Netanyahu were using the deliberate tactic of killing children, which the South Africans called “reproductive” genocide, as Global Women’s Strike told the Canary.
The caucasity of Trump and Netanyahu is on full display for all to see – now with Iran. But for the sake of people and planet, we must fight back says Cristel from Global Women’s Strike pic.twitter.com/lN9PrNmy7u
— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) February 28, 2026
Bombing Iran — including children, is in the typical US and Israeli imperial playbook. We’re once again seeing their pattern of colonial conquest play out in real time. Professor Edalat’s words remind us that Iran is being targeted precisely because it has stood by Palestinians for nearly five decades – now is the time to stand in solidarity with Iran.
Featured image via the Canary