Global Rallies Draw Over a Million in Support of Iran Protests as US Boosts Military Presence

MUNICH: More than a million people gathered in major cities worldwide on Saturday to voice their solidarity with the ongoing anti-government protests inside Iran. Responding to a call for a “global day of action” by exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, massive crowds filled the streets, with Munich witnessing a historic turnout of nearly 250,000 demonstrators. Similar large-scale rallies were reported in Los Angeles and Toronto, while approximately 50,000 people marched through London demanding an end to the current regime’s repression.

The global demonstrations coincide with a sharp escalation in rhetoric from Washington. US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that a regime change in Iran would be “the best thing that could happen,” dismissing nearly five decades of diplomatic talks as fruitless. Accompanying this political stance is a significant military redeployment; the Pentagon is moving the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Caribbean to the Middle East. This move will station two US carrier strike groups in the region, providing the Trump administration with enhanced military options amid intensifying friction over Tehran’s nuclear program and its recent deadly crackdown on domestic dissent. (Iranintl) https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202602011665

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