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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran should be opposed “on every single ground,” criticizing the conflict on moral, political and economic grounds during remarks on a program hosted by commentator Brian Tyler Cohen.
Mamdani said the war should be rejected not only in terms of its methods but also in terms of its broader implications.
“This is a war that should be opposed on every single ground, not just in terms of method, but also morally and politically,” he said.
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Mamdani highlighted the financial cost of the conflict, saying it had already reached $23 billion.
He said such spending comes at a time of what he described as a “historic affordability crisis” in the United States.
“This is the kind of money that could transform working-class Americans’ lives,” he said, pointing to potential investments in healthcare, education and student debt relief.
He added that those resources had instead been directed toward what he described as another “regime-change war,” which he said historically has had “disastrous consequences.”
In a Feb. 28 statement, Mamdani described the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran as “illegal” and said the American public did not want the war.
The conflict began on Feb. 28 when Israel and the U.S. launched military strikes on Iran while negotiations between Tehran and Washington were ongoing.
Iran responded by targeting locations in several countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, where U.S. bases are located.
The U.S.-Israel strikes have killed senior Iranian figures, including former leader Ali Khamenei, along with other high-ranking officials.
Mamdani’s remarks come as debate continues over the costs and consequences of the ongoing conflict.
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