نامه سرگشاده هوشنگ کردستانی به ترامپ

*Mr. President Donald Trump,*

You attacked this land with the slogan of liberating Iran from religious despotism; yet instead of freeing the people, you bombed a school in the city of Minab and took the lives of 168 children—children who could have been the future builders of Iran. They were the unblossomed flowers of Iran’s garden, who had grown in the shadow of tyranny.

At the same time, you warned the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran that if they fired upon unarmed protesters, you would respond—a warning that resembled a political bluff more than a genuine guarantee of support for the people.

Meanwhile, Reza Pahlavi, believing that such a response would occur, called people to the streets; but Ali Khamenei ordered a crackdown, and thousands lost their lives. Yet neither that call nor its consequences were openly addressed, nor was the death of the children of Minab.

The expansion of U.S. and Israeli military attacks has raised the risk of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks on the infrastructure of Kharg Island could also lead to the closure of Bab el-Mandeb—an event that would bring nothing but a surge in energy prices and a global economic crisis.

Under such circumstances, if a ground intervention were to occur and powers such as China were drawn into the conflict, a serious question arises: would Iran not become another Vietnam?

A war that began in the name of freedom now raises fears that it may move toward the fragmentation of Iran—a possibility also reflected in remarks made at the Munich Security Conference. The result is that the hardliners of the regime have become more united, while Iran’s advocates of freedom find themselves torn between continuing the war and preserving the lives of Iran’s ancient nation.

Therefore, it may be wiser for the great powers not to interfere in Iran’s destiny in the name of freedom while pursuing their own interests.

*Houshang Kurdestani*

*National Front of Iran*

Paris — February 15, 2026