WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the massive U.S. and Israeli military offensive against Iran that commenced on February 28, the American Solidarity Party (ASP) has issued a blistering condemnation of the operation. In a forcefully worded public statement, the minor political party rebuked President Donald Trump’s administration for the strikes, characterizing the military action as a violation of both constitutional limits and established just war principles.

Jack Ternan, Chair of the ASP National Committee, released the statement on social media, framing the recent escalation, which reportedly decapitated the upper echelons of Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as part of a destructive and cyclical foreign policy consensus shared by both major American political parties.

Ternan noted that this is not the first time the ASP has had to formally object to the current administration’s actions in the Middle East. Referencing a prior escalation, Ternan stated, “On June 22, 2025, I issued a condemnation of President Trump’s unilateral, unjustified, unconstitutional, and unnecessary military action against Iran on behalf of the American Solidarity Party. Our principles, commitment to peace, and opposition to reckless and unjustified military aggression remain the same.”

With the launch of Operation Epic Fury last week, Ternan reiterated that exact condemnation, firmly standing against the renewed bombing campaign.

To underscore the party’s institutional opposition to the conflict, Ternan highlighted specific planks of the American Solidarity Party’s official platform. The ASP, which historically blends socially conservative ethics with economically progressive and anti-interventionist policies, fundamentally rejects the concept of American military hegemony.

According to the platform excerpts shared by Ternan, the party views the foreign policy strategies of recent decades as a bipartisan failure. “Administrations of both parties have pursued a policy of reckless overreach, at great cost to both ourselves and other nations,” the platform reads. “We oppose this tired elite consensus and believe the United States should use its influence to promote an international order that respects the dignity of the human person through means other than aggression.”

The statement further emphasized the party’s belief that U.S. military interventions historically fall short of traditional “just war” metrics and frequently result in counterproductive outcomes on the global stage. As such, the party is formally demanding an immediate end to unilateral American military interventions abroad.

Perhaps the most striking element of Ternan’s address was its pivot from foreign policy critique to a sweeping indictment of the American two-party system. Drawing a sharp contrast between the goals of the Washington establishment and the needs of the American public, Ternan utilized remarkably strong rhetoric to denounce the bipartisan support for the military-industrial complex.

“As Americans, we do not need regime change abroad; we need it at home,” Ternan declared, turning a phrase frequently used by interventionists regarding foreign adversaries against the domestic political establishment.

He went on to urge the public to reject what he described as the “ghastly bloodlust and other demonic impulses of the Democratic and Republican parties,” calling on “men and women of goodwill” to unite in solidarity to build a peaceful alternative to the current political duopoly.

The ASP’s statement arrives at a moment of severe global instability, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate following Iran’s retaliatory missile barrages across the Persian Gulf. While the strikes have garnered support from several allied nations and prominent figures within both major U.S. parties, the American Solidarity Party’s vocal dissent highlights a persistent, anti-war undercurrent in American third-party politics.