Mediators move closer to extending US-Iran ceasefire

MEDIATORS moved closer today to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations to salvage the fragile truce before it expires next week.  A senior Iranian military official threatened to halt trade in the region if the […]

A Tribute to Iran’s Soulful and Revolutionary Cinema

ByEileen Jones With President Donald Trump recently threatening to destroy Iranian civilization itself, the country’s filmmakers carry on their long tradition of defiant, deeply human cinema forged under censorship, imprisonment, and war. With the people of Iran now targeted by […]

CODIR Cautiously Welcomes Ceasefire

Declaration of conditional ceasefire represents a step forward towards achieving a sustainable peace CODIR cautiously but relievedly welcomes the announcement on Tuesday night of a “conditional ceasefire” and two-week cessation of the illegal war being waged on Iran by the […]

Join us to campaign foran end to the US/Israeli War Crimes in Iran

Having reduced Gaza and the long-suffering Palestinian people to a state of ruin and desolation, the US-Israeli axis of destruction has now turned its ruinous gaze and intent towards Iran – with Donald Trump waxing not-so-lyrical, over the Easter festival […]

Iran: President Trump’s apocalyptic threats of large-scale civilian devastation demand urgent global action to prevent atrocity crimes

7 April 2026 Responding to the United States President Donald Trump’s statement about Iran on Truth Social on 7 April 2026, warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again”, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of […]

 

CODIR supports this important initiative- Joint Statement: Stop the War on Iran Immediately

The following joint statement is a significant collective appeal that brings together diverse voices from the global intellectual and activist community. While the full, definitive list of signatories can sometimes vary as more names are added, the core text focuses […]

27 British Parliamentarians Oppose Illegal War on Iran

*Escalation of conflict with Iran* EDM (Early Day Motion) 2880: tabled on 02 March 2026 Motion text That this House notes with profound anxiety the recent military escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, sparked by an illegal, unjustified, […]

CODIR calls for immediate ceasefire in the war on Iran!

On Saturday (21 March) US President Donald Trump gave Iran a 48 hour deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz or the US would destroy Iran’s “various power plants, starting with the biggest one first!” The Iranian response has been […]

USA/Iran: Trump’s warning that USA will attack Iran’s power plants is a threat to commit war crimes

24 March 2026 Responding to statements by United States President Donald Trump that the USA would postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure by five days pending the outcome of discussions on the “resolution of hostilities”, Erika Guevara-Rosas, […]

CODIR Sounds the Alarm:  Israel and Iran Have Started Playing with Fire! 

The Expansion of War to the Heart of Persian Gulf Energy Infrastructure: Iran Strikes Qatar and Targets Saudi Arabia Following Attack on Pars Gas Field The conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran entered a new and extremely perilous […]

USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable

Those responsible for planning and executing an unlawful US strike on a school in Minab, Hormozgan province in Iran that killed 168 people, including over 100 children, must be held accountable, Amnesty International said today.   Evidence gathered by the organization […]

CODIR warns that the continuation of the War only Harms the Popular Struggle for Peace, Democracy, and Social Justice in Iran!

An elderly man is shepherded to safety in the bloody aftermath of an attack by US-Israeli warplanes on the area in and around Tehran's Enqelab (Revolution) Square on 3 March 2026, which left scores dead and gravely wounded as well as extensive damage to residences and civilian infrastructure | Tasnim News Agency | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

11th March 2026 Press release For immediate use CODIR warns that the continuation of the War only Harms the Popular Struggle for Peace, Democracy, and Social Justice in Iran! An elderly man is shepherded to safety in the bloody aftermath […]

US, Israel and Iran continue missile barrages as Trump sends mixed messages on war

IRAN launched fresh waves of strikes at Israel and US and energy assets in the Gulf states today as it continued to retaliate against devastating US and Israeli air raids. Sirens warned of incoming missiles in Dubai and in Bahrain, authorities […]

22 British Parliamentarian Challenge the Illegal War Imposed on Iran

Escalation of conflict with IranEDM (Early Day Motion) 2880: tabled on 02 March 2026 Motion text That this House notes with profound anxiety the recent military escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, sparked by an illegal, unjustified, and […]

International Women’s Day 2026

The civilian toll climbs past 1,200 as women, children and families are struck in their homes, schools and public spaces – a stark illustration of the human cost of war. AZAR SEPEHR emphasises that the future of Iran is solely […]