‘Belligerent bully’: CPM rebukes Trump, Netanyahu over Iran military campaign

News DeskLast Updated: 28 February 2026, 03:23 PM ISTShare The party accused the US of bypassing diplomacy and acting like a "bully." People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran | Photo: APNew Delhi: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday issued a sharp condemnation of the joint military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, characterising the operation as a "flagrant violation" of international law. In a formal press release, the CPM described the aerial assaults as a breach of Iran’s national sovereignty, the United Nations Charter, and established global treaties. The party alleged that Washington and Tel Aviv deliberately bypassed active diplomatic channels to pursue a military solution.