Iran

Boulder Friends Meeting utterly rejects a reliance on war and the imposition of the will of one group on another through the aggressive use of military force.

Friends know as a matter of faith, scripture, and experience that war does not resolve differences, but rather ignites escalating rounds of violence. War harms and dehumanizes everyone and damages the Earth and all living beings.

Washington, D.C. – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomes the new memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. After months of devastating and unnecessary conflict, this 60-day framework — with its commitment to immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz and create space for dialogue on Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief, and the release of frozen Iranian assets — is a step toward the diplomatic resolution this crisis always demanded. We applaud every person, in government and out, who pushed to make this possible.

This week, Congress took steps to further surge funding for militarism at home and abroad.

On Tuesday, the House passed funding legislation to give immigration enforcement billions more dollars without any accountability measures. The bill was signed into law by President Trump on Thursday.

After months of advocacy, we saw a big win for peace this week as the House passed a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military attacks on Iran.

Four Republicans joined all Democrats in pushing the resolution over the finish line on Wednesday in a 215-208 vote.

This is a big deal and an important, hopeful step forward for peace.

As Friends, we cannot turn away. Our faith calls us to witness—to “utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons, for any end.” (Declaration of Friends to Charles II, 1660)

This week, protests at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in New Jersey put a national spotlight on the inhumane conditions and abuses people are facing in ICE custody.

About 300 detainees are reportedly participating in a hunger strike, protesting poor food, medical neglect, and the denial of due process.

As members of the Quaker community in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, we are spiritual heirs to 375 years of testimony and action against all war and violence. We reaffirm the Quaker Peace Testimony of 1660 which states: “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons, for any end and under any pretense whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world.”

First Friends Indianapolis Quaker Meeting views the current military conflict with Iran with heavy hearts and a clear conscience. Following the escalation of hostilities on February 28, 2026, we are moved to reaffirm our conviction that war is a moral failure and a violation of the inherent dignity of every human being.

More than a year after the Trump administration began dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs, violence and suffering are on the rise around the globe. In recent weeks, new reports are painting a clearer picture of the cascading consequences.