"I'm here heart and soul in solidarity with the Palestinians, with the Iranians, with the Lebanese, with the Yemini-all the people of the region the U.S. is making war on. We want to show real solidarity with Iran. This is a moment of real pain there."
"Roughly 200 people were gathered underneath the Washington Square arch shortly after 6:15 p.m. Demonstrators waved Iranian flags inside a blocked off area, surrounded by more than a dozen NYPD officers. Counterprotesters gathered around the group waving American and Israeli flags yelling 'Communism is dead!'"
Approximately 200 people gathered at Washington Square Park Friday evening for a vigil honoring Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei following his death in joint Israeli and U.S. attacks. Demonstrators waved Iranian flags in a cordoned area while counter-protesters gathered nearby with American and Israeli flags, chanting slogans. NYPD officers separated multiple confrontations between the groups. At least three people were arrested by 7 p.m. The event featured memorial displays with flowers, candles, and photographs of Khamenei alongside images of Black Americans killed by police. Activists expressed solidarity with Palestinians, Iranians, Lebanese, and Yemeni people, characterizing U.S. involvement as warfare.
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