STOP TRUMP’S WAR ON IRAN-
An initiative of The ANSWER Coalition
On February 28, Donald Trump launched an illegal, unprovoked war on Iran.
"The US and Israeli militaries have since made over 3,000 strikes across the region, killing more than 1,300 Iranians — at least hundreds of them children — while eight American service members have already died and Trump openly admits many more will follow.
Every major war the United States has been forced to end was stopped not by the conscience of politicians but by sustained pressure from ordinary people who refused to accept the killing done in their name .... to expose this war for what it is: an illegal act of aggression waged to enrich oil executives and weapons manufacturers ...
It’s time to build a massive anti-war movement in the U.S."
Hands off Iran Protests - April 8, 2026
The April 8th actions occurred on the same day the U.S. and Iran agreed to a tentative 14-day ceasefire. Despite the pause in fighting, Iranian leadership and protesters remained highly skeptical, citing fears that the fragile truce could collapse into a wider conflict.
...organized by groups like the ANSWER Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, in major U.S. cities, demonstrators demanded an immediate end to U.S. military engagement and sought diplomatic solutions to prevent a wider regional conflict.
From Freedom News TV- April 8, 2026- Times Square
The 1979 revolution that brought Iran to its knees, has nurtured the Marxist/Socialists anarchists for decades. As these videos illuminate: These protest groups did not come to life under the TDS "regime".
Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center, said the anti-war movement must oppose every form of war propaganda and fight to cut the military budget.
.May 14, 2026
Since the start of the Iran War on February 28, 2026, Iran’s “Ghost Fleet” continues active operations—loading cargo, transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and sailing east toward China—though the U.S. blockade may now be restricting exports.
UANI (United Against a Nuclear Iran) tracking shows ongoing illicit maritime activity. An ongoing U.S. blockade initiated on April 13 targets vessels entering and exiting Iranian ports and those carrying sanctioned or contraband oil but does not apply to all Iran-linked ships. U.S. forces focus primarily on large VLCC tankers rather than smaller carriers.
[https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/tanker-tracker?tab=2]
June 1, 2026
UANI Applauds U.S. Enforcement
Actions on Iran’s Ghost Fleet
(New York, NY) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) applauds President Trump and his administration for the latest sanctions designations action targeting entities and vessels involved in the illicit transport of Iranian oil and petrochemicals.
Seven of the eight vessels designated by the U.S. Treasury Department had previously been listed on UANI’s Ghost Armada for evasion of American sanctions.
These vessels include FLORA (IMO 9133070), HAUNCAYO (IMO 9180164), ILL GAP (IMO 9294305), MAYMEI (IMO 9133082), RCELEBRA (IMO 9286073), THEA (IMO 9298284), and YONGAN OCEAN (IMO 9288758).
View UANI’s complete Ghost Armada list here.
One of the most frequently deployed tactics in evading oil sanctions is “flag hopping.” This involves the repeated switching of a ship’s “flag” – which permits legitimate global travel and docking rights – to different national registries. Often accompanied by the formation of new shell and front companies, ownership and name changes, and even alterations to ships’ physical markings, flag-hopping is a blight on legitimate maritime commerce.
[https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/blog/stop-hop-ii-ghost-armada-grows]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran's sunken ships will make "prime fishing spots ... "
"There is no Iranian navy," Rubio said .. in a clip posted on X by the State Department. "It lies at the bottom of the ocean, and will soon, within a number of years, be prime fishing spots because they'll turn into reefs."
[https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-hezbollah/]
Iran Violates Ceasefire By
Firing Straight At Americans
... as U.S. forces intercept threats and move to reopen global shipping lanes under “Project Freedom.”
[https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-targets-u-s-warships-in-first-major-escalation-since-ceasefire].
Today in the Middle East: Iran fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kuwait, killing a civilian and injuring dozens of others at the country’s only international airport.
Iran also launched missiles and drones at Bahrain, another U.S. ally in the Gulf region, saying it was targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. The attacks further inflamed tensions as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have dragged on without a resolution. [NYTimes]
The Best Deal With Iran Is No Deal At All
''It’s rare I cite National Review on the pages of Geller Report, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. Dan McLaughlin is pessimistic about Trump’s ability to get a good deal from Iran’s regime, and suggests a better alternative in his view: no deal at all.''
[https://gellerreport.com/2026/06/the-best-deal-with-iran-is-no-deal-at-all.html/]
''Fanatics don't become rational because they've been pummeled militarily or because they are punished economically.
Neither the bombing they've endured, nor any blockade the U.S. can mount, can end their quest for a nuclear weapon with which to dominate the world and end the current world order. There is only one way to end the threat they pose to western civilization: end them! You can't bargain with them, frighten them or bankrupt them.
The only thing that will work is total decapitation of the regime leadership down to the last man at the national, provincial and local level.''- (lost link)
Inside Rasht's bloody crackdown:
witnesses detail secret removals of bodies
*Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast*
Security forces opened fire on protesters, blocked medical aid and secretly removed bodies as they crushed demonstrations in Rasht, northern Iran, during January’s nationwide uprising, eyewitness accounts and documents sent to Iran International show.
Witnesses described security forces shooting at protesters, blocking aid to the wounded, demanding money from families before returning bodies, and pressuring relatives to hold secret burials and avoid public ceremonies.
The new accounts add to an Iran International public documentation campaign that has gathered testimony saying protesters in Rasht were driven into narrow market passages, trapped as fire spread and fired upon by security forces during January’s unrest.
Arab states can no longer pretend
Tehran’s threat is manageable
For decades, a dangerous illusion governed the Persian Gulf. Arab capitals knew the Islamic Republic was hostile. Yet, they believed the threat could be managed.
They treated Tehran’s subversion as a chronic illness, not a fatal one. The Arab states of the Persian Gulf opted for quiet diplomacy. Tehran opted for proxies and intimidation. This tense balance was always a house of cards. That house has collapsed.
[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606066241?source=share-link]
Can Trump crack Iran's negotiating playbook?
The Strait of Hormuz represents
another test of Iran's leverage.
For decades, the Islamic Republic has used the threat of disruption in the waterway as one of its most powerful strategic tools. But according to Homayoun Falakshahi, who leads Kpler's crude oil analysis team, that leverage may already be eroding.
Falakshahi said oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen dramatically since the war and the US blockade on Iranian ports. Before the conflict, roughly 30 oil tankers transited the waterway daily. Today, the average is closer to one or two.
More importantly, he argues that the crisis is accelerating efforts by Gulf states to reduce their dependence on the strait altogether. Abu Dhabi is already expanding export capacity through Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, while other producers are exploring alternative routes.
"Five years from now, that leverage that the Islamic Republic currently has probably will not exist anymore," .... "Iran may be overestimating the long-term value of its position. ... They always overplay their hand,"....
For now, Iran is testing the limits: in Lebanon, in the Persian Gulf, at sea and at the negotiating table.
Trump may have disrupted Tehran's playbook. But whether he has cracked it will depend on whether pressure produces a durable agreement—or simply another pause in a decades-long confrontation.
[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606055215?source=share-link]
the National Iranian American Council
https://niacouncil.org/
