Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned President Trump’s Iran strikes as an “illegal war of aggression.”
“Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war,” Mamdani posted on X.
Follow The Post’s live coverage of the United States’ airstrikes on Iran
The comments come just days after Hizzoner traveled to the White House for a surprise meeting with the president.
“Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace,” he said.
Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit…
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) February 28, 2026
Mamdani also issued a message to Iranian New Yorkers — many of whom fled the fanatical ayatollah regime, which has killed thousands of its own citizens in recent months — calling them part of the “fabric of this city.”
Follow The Post’s coverage of the United States’ airstrikes on Iran:
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- Israel’s strike on Iran largest yet with 500 targets hit, IDF says
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Mamdani has long been accused of antisemitism and terrorist sympathies. He infamously sent his “love to the Holy Land five,” during a rap song he released in 2017. The Holy Land Five were a group of non-profit officials convicted of funneling over $12 million to Hamas.
