Iranians in Poland rally for air strikes against regime at home

Thousands of Iranians took to the streets across Europe and the United States over the weekend to show support for democracy in their homeland.

A gathering in support of the new Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, March 9, 2026.

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Participants, including diaspora groups and ethnic minorities such as Kurds, urged governments around the world to support the Iranian people's struggle for freedom.

Ursula von der Leyen says Europe must “see the world as it actually is today” when it comes to the war in Iran.

Speaking about the Iranian regime, she said many Iranians and people across the region hope this moment could open a path towards a free Iran. pic.twitter.com/kDx6X85mx9

— euronews (@euronews) March 9, 2026

In Poland, members of the Iranian diaspora gathered in major cities for rallies under the slogan "International Support for a Free Iran."

Meanwhile, in Tehran, crowds took to the streets on Monday to celebrate the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader.

He was named supreme leader by Iran’s clerical leadership following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei.

Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge https://t.co/DQoATqJsHX pic.twitter.com/1PUSupfkoJ

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 9, 2026

Michał Owczarek has this report.

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