For Immediate Release—June 23, 2025
MEDIA STATEMENT
New York, NY—President Trump authorized the bombing of nuclear sites in Iran, actions he said were necessary to destroy the country’s nuclear capability. The following statement from Judith LeBlanc (Caddo), executive director of Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund, can be quoted in part or in full.
“President Trump took action against a sovereign nation in violation of their international law when he went against U.S. and international intelligence and bombed multiple sites in Iran.
Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund stands firmly against an unjustified war against a sovereign nation.
War and violence will not solve any crisis in the 21st century; only political solutions rooted in understanding and justice can meet the conditions of a world facing climate disaster, poverty, and rising political violence at home and abroad.
For centuries, the United States has taken advantage of colonized territories like Guam and Puerto Rico, where they have built up significant military presence, to wage war on sovereign nations. Trump took action against Iran without Congressional approval, despite expert opinions that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. And now he is moving the goalpost of his stated mission of destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities and calling publicly for regime change in Iran. This is another page out of the colonizer handbook, where the U.S. seeks to impose their will on sovereign citizens.
Time and time again, Trump continues to violate the sovereignty of nations at home and abroad. His multiple executive orders to fast-track oil and gas development on our Indigenous, ancestral lands, violates our sovereignty. Trump’s plans to sell off millions of acres of public lands violates our sovereignty. We, as the original peoples of this country, have a guaranteed, Constitutional right to make decisions about the future of our ancestral homelands.
President Trump does not have to agree with the decisions of sovereign nations, but their rights must be protected. If he fails to do so, Congress must absolutely act as a check on his power.”
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