Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties:

We strongly oppose US economic sanctions and interference in Iran!  We support the Iranian people’s struggle for peace, democracy and social justice!

We, the undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties meeting in Athens, Greece, during the 20^th International Meeting of the Communist and Workers’ Parties on 23 - 25 November 2018, express our deep concern at the hostile and irresponsible policies announced by the Trump administration against Iran in complete contravention of international law and indifference to world public opinion.  Following the US administration’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) agreement with Iran on 8 May 2018, President Trump announced crippling economic and banking/monetary sanctions, including an oil embargo, against Iran.

Both the UN and the IAEA have criticised US withdrawal from the JCPoA, while confirming that the Iranian side has fulfilled all its obligations under the Agreement. 

John Bolton, the US National Security Advisor, has spearheaded the effort of the US administration aimed at “regime change” in Iran. The actions and policies of the US administration in relation to Iran have been, and continue to be, coordinated with the reactionary governments of Israel and Saudi Arabia.

These measures could have dangerous ramifications in Iran and across the Middle East, significantly increase tensions and have raised the threat of a new devastating conflict in the region. We believe that if the current course of events is not halted and reversed immediately, the consequences will be devastating. 

The Communist and Workers’ Parties signing this statement strongly condemn any direct or indirect interference in the internal affairs of Iran, including use of economic sanctions to force the country into submission.  We further believe that these actions will have a disastrous impact on the continuing struggle of the Iranian people against dictatorship, for peace, sovereignty and social justice, as well as human and democratic rights.

The future of Iran and its political system should only be determined by the Iranian people and them alone. The Iranian people and its progressive forces strongly reject any foreign intervention in their country under any pretext. 

We call on all forces campaigning for peace and disarmament globally to condemn the position of the US administration and its allies, which is contrary to the UN Charter.  We commit our support for all international efforts aimed at securing peace and averting the threat of war against Iran.   

PARTIES THAT SIGN THE JOINT STATEMENT:

1. ​​​Communist Party of Albania
2. Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism
3. Communist Party of Argentina
4. Communist Party of Australia
5. Party of Labour of Austria
6. Communist Party of Azerbaijan
7. Communist Party of Bangladesh
8. Communist Party of Belgium
9. Communist Party of Bolivia
10. Brazilian Communist Party
11. Communist Party of Brazil
12. Communist Party of Britain
13. New Communist Party of Britain
14. Communist Party of Bulgaria
15. Party of the Bulgarian Communists
16. Communist Party of Canada
17. Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia
18. Communist Party of Cuba
19. Progressive Party of the Working People - AKEL
20. Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
21. Communist Party in Denmark
22. Communist Party of Denmark
23. Force of the Revolution, Dominican Republic
24. Communist Party of Ecuador
25. Communist Party of Estonia
26. Communist Party of Finland
27. French Communist Party
28. Communist Party of Macedonia
29. German Communist Party
30. Unified Communist Party of Georgia
31. Communist Party of Greece
32. Hungarian Workers' Party
33. Communist Party of India
34. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
35. Tudeh Party of Iran
36. Communist Party of Iraq
37. Communist Party of Kurdistan-Iraq
38. Communist Party of Ireland
39. The Worker's Party of Ireland
40. Communist Party of Israel
41. Communist Party (Italy)
42. Jordanian Communist Party
43. Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan
44. Party of the Communists of Kyrgyzstan
45. Lao’s Peoples' Revolutionary Party
46. Socialist Party of Latvia
47. Lebanese Communist Party
48. Socialist Party, Lithuania
49. Communist Party of Luxembourg
50. Party of the Congress for the Independence of Madagascar (AKFM)
51. Communist Party of Malta
52. Communist Party of Mexico
53. Nepal Communist Party
54. New Communist Party of Netherlands
55. Communist Party of Norway
56. Communist Party of Pakistan
57. Palestinian Communist Party
58. Palestinian People's Party
59. Paraguayan Communist Party
60. Communist Party of Poland
61. Portuguese Communist Party
62. Romanian Socialist Party
63. Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF)
64. Russian Communist Workers' Party - Communist Party of Soviet Union (RCWP-CPSU)
65. Communist Party of the Soviet Union
66. Union Of Communist Parties-CPSU
67. New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
68. Communists of Serbia
69. New Communist Party Yugoslavia
70. Communist Party of Slovakia
71. South African Communist Party
72. Communist Party of Spain
73. Communist Party of The Peoples of Spain
74. Communist Party of The Peoples of Spain
75. Communist Party of ​​Sri Lanka
76. Sudanese Communist Party
77. Communist Party of Swaziland
78. Communist Party of Sweden
79. Syrian Communist Party
80. Communist Party of Turkey
81. Labour Party (EMEP)
82. Communist Party of Ukraine
83. Communist Party USA
84. Communist Party of Venezuela