Announcement of O.K.D.E. on the Ceasefire in Iran
April 11, 2026
The two-week ceasefire agreed last Wednesday (April 8) between the United States and Iran is a landmark victory for the Iranian people and a humiliating defeat for American imperialism—one that may prove to be of historic proportions.
The alleged Iranian “10 points,” to which Donald Trump reportedly conceded in order to initiate negotiations, include all the just demands of Iran: the withdrawal of U.S. bases from the Middle East, the lifting of sanctions against Iran, tolls in the Strait of Hormuz as a form of war reparations, the closure of all fronts in the region, the prevention of any new attempt against Iran, among others. Regardless of the final outcome, it is now impossible for the U.S. to achieve a victory in this war—that is, any of its core objectives.
The addition of yet another defeat to the long history of wars waged by American imperialism (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.) brings it to the brink of an irreversible condition: its historic decline. Despite the death and destruction inflicted in Iran together with the Zionist-Nazis—the horrific crimes against civilians, such as the mass killing of hundreds of schoolgirls in Minab, the targeted assassinations of Iranian leadership, and repeated strikes on infrastructure and facilities—they failed to break the unwavering stance and spirit of self-sacrifice of the Iranian people. The latter confronted the “monster,” American imperialism, resisted, and prevailed. On the contrary, the U.S. emerges from this phase of the conflict with its prestige severely wounded (before enemies, allies, and “allies”) and with far fewer footholds in the wider region than before: the withdrawal of American bases and Iranian control over oil transit from the Gulf are now realistically on the table.
Most importantly, never before in history has an “empire” been struck by a defending force in the way the U.S. was struck by Iran. The military superiority boasted by American commanders and the farce of Trump–Hegseth was challenged and shattered on the battlefield: dozens of “invisible” F-35s were downed, aircraft carriers (once a symbol of American pride) were irreparably hit, and almost all American embassies and bases in the Middle East became non-operational. Any military intervention (apparently attempted unsuccessfully under the pretext of “searching for the American pilot”) would have been more of a suicide mission than a real intervention, as it could not be supported.
The Trump administration must now confront the consequences of defeat within the United States itself. We are at the beginning of an unprecedented political—and possibly social—crisis by U.S. standards. On the one hand, the American ruling class will seek to assign blame. The MAGA “camp,” the power bloc that elevated Trump to the presidency, is fractured, with several high-ranking Trump officials having resigned. Trump’s position is being shaken—impeachment proceedings or even conviction may not be far off. On the other hand, everything will depend on the American working-class, popular, and anti-war movement, which is being given a historic opportunity to play an independent role in developments. The recent anti-war mobilizations involving millions of demonstrators indicate that the American labor movement may be at the beginning of a significant radicalization.
Israel stands heavily defeated alongside its American allies. For three years it has been fighting against Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, having killed over 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and still has not managed to wrest control of the region from Hamas and other Palestinian organizations. In the war with Iran it has suffered significant blows despite its heavily advertised “Iron Dome” and air defense systems.
The Zionists know that Iran’s victory does not only destroy their plans for a “Greater Israel,” but also threatens its very existence as a “pirate state” that kills, bombs, and invades neighboring countries indiscriminately. The atrocities it commits in Lebanon after the ceasefire in Iran (essentially attempting a second genocide after Gaza) are the spasms of the Zionist regime. A potential weakening of the U.S. would rapidly weaken Israel and objectively raise the issue of a Palestinian state.
Changes will also occur in the authoritarian regimes of the Gulf, which have suffered a strategic defeat. Their close relations with American imperialism and their granting of bases targeting Iran made them participants in the war, where they suffered serious blows. It has been proven that no “security” can be guaranteed through American bases, nor can they hide behind petrodollars and a false “neutrality” without paying the price. As their relationship with the U.S. now enters a vacuum, the rupture between these regimes and the Arab masses (a large proportion of whom are Shia and hold anti-American sentiments) will deepen.
The outcome of the war is also a deadly blow to Greek capitalism and to Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The latter gambled his political survival on this war, hoping to escape scandals, and supported Trump through a series of actions: offering the Souda base for American fighter jets and aircraft carriers, sending frigates to Cyprus because the British base was allegedly “hit,” celebrating the use of Greek Patriots in Saudi Arabia, and above all turning Greece into the “strategic depth” of Israel. Following these moves, it was only natural for Greece to be considered a “hostile state” by Iran. The Greek ruling class now finds itself exposed on the side of the defeated, and its weakening will accelerate rapidly. In this fragile phase, we must and can strike against the Mitsotakis government to save ourselves from its dangerous adventurism.
The emerging victory of the Iranians brings relief to humanity and instills confidence in workers, the poor popular masses, and youth worldwide for the struggles ahead. Throughout this period, the Iranians did not take a single step back in the face of the ultimatums of American imperialism, which demanded “regime change”—that is, the subjugation of the Iranian people under a pro-American and pro-Zionist puppet regime.
With self-sacrifice, they demonstrated daily in the streets. Millions protected their country’s infrastructure with human chains following Trump’s crude threats of the “annihilation of an entire civilization.” This struggle offers a great lesson to all the oppressed: even the most powerful and heavily armed armies can be defeated if one persistently defends their ideals and dignity. Such victories also create greater possibilities for the Iranian working-class and popular movement to fight for rights and gains, and for its own participation in organizing the economy and society after the war (in a country whose reality is far removed from Western imperialist propaganda about a “theocratic regime”).
As the decline of American imperialism advances and tends toward completion, a new era is dawning—one marked by an unprecedented crisis of “hegemony,” a crucial factor for resolving the crisis of our own “camp,” the labor movement. A historic opportunity arises for new movements and struggles with a revolutionary direction, as occurred after the defeats of imperialism in the 1950s–60s, when anti-colonial movements and revolutions followed, along with significant struggles in Europe and the U.S.
However, a long and difficult road still lies ahead: the threat of war remains real, as the U.S. and the West retain forces and capacities for desperate strikes or convulsions that may open new fronts. Therefore, the need to strengthen struggles and to build a mass anti-war movement remains urgent. It is the only way forward for humanity to decisively defeat the obscurantists of Trump and the capitalist system as a whole that drives us into wars.
Organization of Communists Internationalists of Greece
O.K.D.E.
