Indian left parties condemn US-Israel strikes on Iran, point out PM Modi's Israel visit timing

Left parties on Saturday condemned the US and Israel for launching military attacks on Iran calling them a violation of international law and a threat to global peaceIn a statement the Politburo of the Communist Party of India Marxist said the attacks were carried out in flagrant violation of Irans national sovereignty the UN Charter and all international treatiesThe Left party alleged that the strikes were launched despite ongoing negotiations with Iran and accused the US of acting as a belligerent bully targeting sovereign countries at will The US and Israel carried out these attacks by ignoring the ongoing negotiations with Iran It is amply clear from the attacks and the statements of US President Donald Trump that they never believed in these negotiations the CPIM saidThe party also said the attack on Iran followed immediately after Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to Israel and urged the government of India to condemn the military action The government of India should unequivocally condemn the attacks on its friendly country Iran and demand immediate cessation of hostilities it saidModi was on a twoday visit to Israel on February 2526 during which the two nations elevated their timetested relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to fasttrack a longawaited free trade dealCPIM general secretary M A Baby said the statements of US President Donald Trump leave no doubt that the US and Israel are deliberately imposing war on Iran This will endanger millions of lives and draw the world to the brink of a catastrophic conflagration with devastating consequences for humanity threatening international peace and security on a scale unprecedented in recent history Baby said in a post on XIn a separate statement the central committee of the Communist Party of India MarxistLeninist Liberation termed the strikes criminal missile attacks and an act of imperialist aggression The party said the attacks pierced the facade of US talks of diplomacy stressing that it had nothing to do with the Iranian peoples struggle for justice and liberty against their governmentIndia must insist on an immediate cessation of the attacks on Iran the CPIML Liberation saidIt also criticised Modis visit to Israel saying the attacks beginning soon after the trip showed how illadvised and detrimental to Indian interests that visit was The party called upon all peaceloving people of India and the world to stand with Iran and the Iranian people against this USIsrael military aggressionThe US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday with the first strike reported near the offices of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei In a video posted on social media US President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to seize control of your destiny and rise against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979Iran responded as it had been threatening to do for months first launching a wave of missiles and drones targeting Israel It followed with strikes targeting US military installations in Bahrain Kuwait and Qatar The UAE and Iraq have shut down their airspace amid the fresh round of conflict in the Middle EastThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever