The People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty strongly condemns the ongoing strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran under Operation Epic Fury (US) and Operation Roaring Lion (Israel), launched on February 28, 2026. War, occupation, and armed conflict are fundamental threats to people’s food sovereignty; today, they remain among the leading drivers of famine worldwide. Such escalations risk devastating local agricultural systems and weaponizing hunger—a tactic the world has witnessed with harrowing clarity in Gaza Strip.

As seen in Venezuela, sanctions and military aggression have severe humanitarian consequences. In Iran, US sanctions and last year’s military strikes have contributed to soaring inflation, with food prices nearly doubling over the past year. Further escalation threatens to push oil prices even higher, driving inflation beyond national borders and deepening food insecurity—particularly among the world’s most vulnerable communities.

The context of these attacks cannot be ignored: they are not isolated acts but part of a larger campaign of geopolitical domination and military escalation in the West Asia–North Africa (WANA) region. By targeting Iran, the US and Israel—emboldened by their ongoing actions in Gaza—seek to weaken anti-imperialist resistance and consolidate influence across Iran and the wider WANA region. We refuse to remain silent while geopolitical ambitions are advanced at the expense of people’s lives, livelihoods, and fundamental right to food. Stand with Iran! ###

(Photo from Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times/Redux)