"The mayor affirmed his solidarity with Iranian-Americans in New York City and wrote in a post on X that the attack marks a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace, Mamdani wrote."
"The strikes began on Feb. 28 and resulted in retaliatory air strikes from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard amid the reported death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the nation for 37 years. More than 200 people have died in Iran due to the strikes, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society."
"He also wrote that City Hall and the New York Police Department had begun taking proactive steps to protect New Yorkers' safety following the attacks, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution."
During his 59th and 60th days in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani maintained a light weekend schedule, visiting striking nurses at a bowling alley celebration on Saturday and marching in Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade on Sunday. However, these celebrations were overshadowed by U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iran beginning February 28, which Mamdani strongly opposed. The strikes followed the reported death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and resulted in Iranian retaliatory attacks, with over 200 deaths reported. Mamdani publicly condemned the strikes as illegal aggression, stating Americans oppose another regime-change war and prioritize addressing the affordability crisis. He affirmed solidarity with Iranian-Americans and announced City Hall and NYPD were implementing enhanced safety measures, including increased agency coordination and patrols of sensitive locations.
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