March held in Paris in solidarity with protesters in Iran

(11 Jan 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris - 11 January 2026
1. Mid of protesters some with Iranian and Israeli flags
2. Pull out of protester holding images of Reza Pahlavi, an Iranian politician and dissident in exile in the United States, also the son of the last shah of Iran
3. Pan from man playing drum to woman playing violin
4. Mid of joined-up Iranian and Israeli flag
5. Wide of protest
6. Various of march
7. Crowds, Iranian flags
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of protesters marched through central Paris on Sunday in a show of solidarity with protesting Iranians, who began demonstrations in Iran on Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency.

Many waved Iranian flags and some also carried Israeli flags as the protesters made their way towards the famous Trocadero landmark.

Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the U.S. strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing protests roiling the country, as threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat after nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday morning, crossing the two-week mark.

At least 203 people have died in violence surrounding the demonstrations, activists said, with fears the death toll is far higher.

With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.

Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran's security services to launch a bloody crackdown.

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