Since Trump began his current term, the United States has bombed seven countries: Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, Venezuela, and Iran.

That number alone exposes the president’s cynical rhetoric in favor of “peace.” It is obvious that today no one represents a greater threat to the future of humanity and to peace than Trump.

Even so, the current war in Iran has shattered several specific illusions. This makes Trump and U.S. imperialism even more dangerous, while at the same time widening the domestic political front opened by the president himself, creating space for the strengthening of the opposition.

The greatest illusion to collapse is the belief that Trump would not lead the United States into war. All previous bombings (including those carried out in Iran in June 2025) were presented as limited operations aimed at specific objectives. Now the anti-war mask has fallen. The word war is being used in the press, in international diplomacy, and by the government itself.

Another illusion that has been shattered is the idea that the United States had learned from its mistakes in the Middle East and that its new foreign policy would focus almost exclusively on the Americas. While it is true that the revival of the Monroe Doctrine remains a priority, the war in Iran shows that U.S. imperialism is far from abandoning the Middle East.

A third illusion concerns the relationship with Israel. It must be remembered that it was the United States and Israel, acting jointly, that went to war against Iran. While U.S. diplomacy claims that this is not a war for “regime change,” Israeli diplomacy has been explicit in declaring that objective. The so-called “Board of Peace” is stillborn, and hopes for stabilizing the situation in Gaza are illusory, given the extremely strong bond between Trump and Netanyahu. Today, both stand as the greatest enemies of humanity, democracy, and human rights.

Nevertheless, Trump may face domestic problems. Only one quarter of the American population supports the war, making this the first time in the modern era that the country has launched a conflict without majority public support. The press is already reporting that a U.S. strike killed 150 children at the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in southern Iran. There is also widespread dissatisfaction with the domestic situation. While the country spends billions bombing Iran, there are insufficient resources at home for even the most basic social needs. Gas prices have risen 17 percent in just ten days.

There is also a strong impression of a lack of planning behind these actions. Trump apparently calculated that a furious strike against Iran—much like in Venezuela—would deliver a quick victory. But in Iran, the situation is far more complex. At the same time, Trump insists that he will not deploy troops on the ground. Without doing so, will he achieve victory within the few weeks he has promised? If not, will the United States, alongside Israel, sponsor a policy of permanent attacks lasting months or even years? Will the Iranian population be subjected to a terror similar to that inflicted on the people of Gaza?

It should be remembered that the United States broke off ongoing negotiations with Iran in order to launch the war. There have already been confirmed deaths of U.S. personnel, even if still limited.

From the standpoint of social movements, the working class, and democratic sectors, the struggle against the war becomes central. Internal resistance within the United States will be decisive in shaping the outcome. The social force that in recent years mobilized against the genocide in Gaza—and that is currently organizing against ICE’s terrorism inside the country—may now organize against yet another war in the Middle East, drawing lessons from past movements and updating its tasks to meet the current challenge of defeating a neo-fascist policy.

The broadest possible international and national unity must be forged to stop Trump, the war president.

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