Two hundred demonstrators gathered on the Malieveld in The Hague around 3:30 PM. ‘Iran wants regime change‘, reads the text on a number of signs. Among the Iranians present are many supporters of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, as can be seen from the flags and photos they brought with them. Attention is also paid to the victims killed by the Iranian regime.
The demonstrators follow the news from Iran from the Malieveld and welcome with loud cheers any news about leaders of the Iranian regime who have been killed. “We have to keep checking whether it is correct,” says one of the demonstrators, Masoud Roshan Zamir. “Some here have direct contact with Iran and every news is a celebration here.” But he also wants to be sure before he cheers on the rumor that the Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, has been killed.
Near the stage, the rumor of possible death is cause for loud cheers and even tears. Roshanzamir expects everyone to stay on the Malieveld for the time being “to wait for the news and celebrate.” In addition to the Pahlevi flag, a number of demonstrators also carried Israeli and American flags. The name of PVV leader Geert Wilders was also chanted a number of times, according to Roshanzamir because of his “continued support for the Iranian people and his resistance to the Iranian regime.”
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