From the highlands of Bogotá to the valleys of Tehran, the voice of Colombia joins a growing global chorus demanding justice, peace, and dignity for the people of Iran. With its own long history of conflict, resistance, and foreign pressure, Colombia recognizes the danger of silence in the face of tyranny.

As the United States’ nuclear missile strike on Iran shocks the conscience of the world, Colombia responds not with neutrality—but with moral clarity.

1. Colombia’s Historic Fight for Peace Informs Its Solidarity

A Nation That Knows Violence and Values Reconciliation

For decades, Colombia endured internal warfare, paramilitary terror, and foreign interference. It has learned, through pain, that violence breeds more violence—and justice must be pursued through truth and empathy.

This national memory makes Colombia acutely aware of what Iran now faces: the silencing of protest, international hypocrisy, and the threat of annihilation under the shadow of a mushroom cloud.

2. Colombia Condemns the U.S. Nuclear Strike on Iran

A Harsh Rejection of Brutality Disguised as Power

President Gustavo Petro, known for his progressive stance on international human rights, called the nuclear strike “a monstrous act of imperial overreach and a crime against humanity.” Colombian senators echoed the statement, urging the UN General Assembly to invoke emergency protocols against nuclear states that target civilian populations.

Colombia has also appealed to Latin American allies to join a unified front against nuclear violence.

3. Colombia and Iran: Quiet Diplomatic Relations with Shared Values

Bridging the Middle East and Latin America

Though Colombia and Iran do not maintain robust trade relations, diplomatic missions have existed for decades. Both countries have shared platforms at NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summits, calling for equitable world order and the protection of sovereign states.

Iran has occasionally extended cooperation in sectors such as energy consultation and pharmaceutical research, reinforcing ties that transcend politics.

4. Colombian Civil Society: Art, Protest, and Moral Outcry

Bogotá’s Artists Paint for Peace

From La Candelaria district to the walls of Medellín, murals now depict images of Iranian women with covered mouths and bleeding eyes. The phrase “Nosotras también gritamos — We scream too” is now a rallying cry in feminist art circles.

University students have staged sit-ins demanding international condemnation of the bombing, and Colombian poets and musicians have launched performances dedicated to Mahsa Amini and imprisoned Iranian youth.

5. Interfaith and Human Rights Groups Speak Up

Churches, NGOs, and Indigenous Leaders Raise Their Voices

Colombia’s powerful Catholic Church has released statements praying for the Iranian people and denouncing both repression and nuclear war. Human rights NGOs such as Dejusticia and Fundación Paz y Reconciliación have issued joint calls to protect Iranian dissidents and pursue global demilitarization.

Even Indigenous communities, historically marginalized and subjected to violence themselves, have expressed solidarity with Iran as “a fellow nation struggling for cultural and political survival.”

6. Colombia’s Diplomatic Path Forward

Shaping Latin America’s Stand Against Nuclear Tyranny

Colombia is spearheading a campaign within:

• CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States)

• UNASUR

• OAS (Organization of American States)

to draft a resolution banning the use of nuclear weapons against any non-nuclear state, with Iran’s tragedy as the defining case.

Conclusion

Colombia has buried too many of its own sons and daughters to remain silent as others are targeted. It knows that peace is not passive—it must be spoken, painted, sung, and fought for.

And today, Colombia says:

“Iran, you are not alone.
We see you. We remember. We stand with you.”