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Veterans For Peace Calls For Widespread Resistance to Illegal War on Iran
by GERRY CONDON
Veterans For Peace has condemned the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran, called for widespread resistance, and issued its own Iran War Talking Points.
“We call on our members, friends and allies to resist this dangerous and illegal war, said Michael McPhearson, Executive Director of the 41-year-old veterans’ organization. “We offer support and helpful information to members of the military who decide to refuse illegal orders and resist an illegal war.”
Iran War Talking Points:
The U.S. War on Iran Is Based on Lies
The Trump administration’s ever-changing rationales for going to war against Iran are lies. Iran posed no threat to the United States. This is not a defensive war, but rather a war of choice by Israel and the U.S., a war of aggression, a war for regime change—very much like the disastrous U.S. wars that killed millions of people in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan—wars that many veterans remember with regret.
A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 2, 2026. [Source: dropsitenews.com]
Iran Was Not Seeking to Build a Nuclear Weapon
Iran has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons, as Iranian leaders have stated repeatedly. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told a Senate hearing in March 2025 that there was no indication Iran was pursuing a nuclear weapons program, at least not since 2003.
Rather, the United States, the only country to attack another nation with nuclear weapons, has unilaterally abrogated multiple arms control treaties, and is investing Two Trillion Dollars in a new generation of nuclear weapons. It was the U.S., not Iran that violated and withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). Israel also has nuclear weapons—undeclared and uninspected. Two nuclear powers attacking Iran, claiming to stop it from pursuing a nuclear program is the height of hypocrisy.
People gathered around ruins of girl’s school in Minab that was attacked by the U.S. and Israel. [Source: consortiumnews.com]
The U.S. War on Iran Is Illegal
The U.S. war is a violation of the UN Charter, a treaty which is the “supreme law of the land” under Article VI of the U.S. Constitution. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter states, “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state…”
The U.S. War on Iran is Unconstitutional
The unilateral war of aggression against Iran is a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution, which explicitly grants Congress the sole authority to declare war (Article I, Section 8). This power was intentionally given to the legislative branch to prevent unilateral military action by a single executive.
[Source: vox.com]
Congress Should Vote YES on Iran War Powers Resolutions
Congress must uphold its Constitutional responsibility to decide whether and when the United States will go to war by voting YES on Iran War Powers Resolutions that are being put before the Senate and the House of Representatives. As the U.S. war against Iran is clearly illegal, unconstitutional and not in the interests of the people of the United States, we should demand that our Congressional representatives also speak out loudly against this regime-change war of aggression.
Military Members Have the Right to Refuse and Resist this Illegal War
U.S. armed service members have the right and the duty to resist and refuse illegal orders. Veterans For Peace will support members of the military who refuse illegal orders or who protest and stand against this disastrous and illegal war.
Civilians Also Have the Responsibility to Resist
Veterans and civilians also have the right and the responsibility to resist the illegal actions of our government at home and abroad. This is a very critical moment for the United States and the world.
We must be in the streets protesting.
We must be on our keyboards, writing letters to the editors.
And on our phones telling our representatives to Vote Yes on the Iran War Powers resolution.
DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO U.S. MILITARY ATTACKS ON IRAN!
For more information about Veterans For Peace, visit www.veteransforpeace.org.
About the Author - Gerry Condon
Gerry Condon refused Army orders to deploy to Vietnam in 1968. He was court-martialed and sentenced to ten years in prison, but escaped to Sweden, where he worked with the American Deserters Committee, and then to Canada, where he worked with the AMEX-Canada war resister collective.
Gerry currently serves on the Board of Veterans For Peace and can be reached at gerrycondon@veteransforpeace.org.
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