{"id":1452,"date":"2026-03-01T12:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:24:58","slug":"trumps-unprovoked-illegal-attack-on-iran-sparks-protest-across-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/trumps-unprovoked-illegal-attack-on-iran-sparks-protest-across-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Trump\u2019s unprovoked, illegal attack on Iran&#8217; sparks protest across the US, other countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-war protesters rallied across the US, including outside the White House and in New York\u2019s Times Square, to oppose Washington\u2019s military involvement following news that Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A coalition of left-wing groups, including the ANSWER Coalition, National Iranian American Council, 50501, American Muslims for Palestine, the People\u2019s Forum, Palestinian Youth Movement, CodePink, Black Alliance for Peace and the Democratic Socialists of America, organized protests across major US cities on Saturday, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"9 KILLED AT US CONSULATE IN PAKISTAN\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y9-Z_N2Aojs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Pakistan at least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured in clashes between police and charged protesters who managed to enter the US Consulate in its commercial capital Karachi on Sunday to protest the assassination of Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israel attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sabir Memon, head of the Trauma Center at Civil Hospital, told Anadolu that bodies of nine protesters with gunshot wounds were brought to the facility, while another one died during treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another 31 injured, he added, were being treated, whereas at least eight were shifted to a private hospital by their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40699255-40699251-DEMONSTRATIONS_HELD_IN_IRAQ_FOLLOWING_KHAMENEIS_DEATH.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iraqi security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters (above) gathered outside Baghdad\u2019s heavily fortified Green Zone near the US Embassy on Sunday, March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demonstrators had attempted to approach restricted access points after roads leading to the area were closed. Security personnel deployed in large numbers pushed the crowd back and maintained a tight perimeter around government buildings and the embassy compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260301-40701970-40701962-ANTIUS_ANTIISRAEL_PROTEST_HELD_IN_INDIA-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holding his portraits and chanting slogans against America and Israel during a protest in New Delhi, India on March 01, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday Shia Muslims across India held Prayers, protests after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional demonstrations in the US are planned on Sunday in smaller cities such as Albany, Ellensburg, Chattanooga, Decorah, Gainesville and Springfield, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organisers released a statement denouncing \u201cTrump\u2019s unprovoked, illegal attack on Iran\u201d as an act of war that could cause immense \u201cdeath and destruction,\u201d and urged people across the US to reject further military escalation and take to the streets to make their voices heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union, alongside numerous Democratic lawmakers, called on Congress to halt what they described as Trump\u2019s unconstitutional military action against Iran, emphasizing that the Constitution requires congressional authorisation for any use of force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Saturday morning, Israel and the US have carried out strikes on multiple Iranian cities, killing the supreme leader and many other top security officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel said the operation was meant to remove the &#8220;existential threat&#8221; while US President Donald Trump announced &#8220;major combat operations&#8221; against the Iranian &#8220;regime&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran, in response, launched drone and missile attacks on Israel and US assets in the region that prompted many Gulf states to shut their airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian authorities pledged a revenge after confirmation of Khamenei&#8217;s death, declared a 40-day mourning period and an interim council was named until a successor is chosen. &#8211; AA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-real-news-real-impact wp-block-embed-real-news-real-impact\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jMmWSoFC1g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/iranian-state-tv-confirms-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed\/\">Trump makes yet another threat after Iranian govt says Khamenei&#8217;s &#8216;death will not go unpunished&#8217;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Trump makes yet another threat after Iranian govt says Khamenei&#8217;s &#8216;death will not go unpunished&#8217;&#8221; &#8212; REAL NEWS,REAL IMPACT\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/iranian-state-tv-confirms-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-killed\/embed\/#?secret=CqFm5JEx8K#?secret=jMmWSoFC1g\" data-secret=\"jMmWSoFC1g\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death toll on both sides climbs to 78, including soldiers. 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