Protesters rally across US after Iran strikes and reports of Khamenei killing
The Guardian World
by Edward HelmoreFebruary 28, 2026
Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war
As news reports circulated that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, anti-war protesters gathered across the United States, including outside the White House and in New York’s Times Square to voice opposition to US military involvement in the region.
“It wasn’t sanctioned by Congress, so what Trump is doing is on his own terms, it’s making him a fascist and it’s making the country into a fascist state,” said Sue Johnson, a protester.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/28/2026