Global masses stand with Iran as US-Israeli war machine falters

By staff writer Global masses stand with Iran as US-Israeli war machine falters International April 6, 2026 - 0:3 TEHRAN — Over the weekend of April 4 and 5, the world spoke with one voice against the U.S.-Israeli campaign of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.Tens of thousands marched in Iraq while smaller but determined crowds gathered from Toronto to Tokyo. They condemned the strikes as illegal aggression, expressed solidarity with the Iranian people, mourned the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and demanded an immediate end to foreign aggression in the Middle East. As the war enters its sixth week, the transparently hollow myth of Iranian isolation has been shattered, replaced by the reality of a Washington-Tel Aviv axis increasingly divorced from the conscience of humanity. Heart of Resistance Nowhere was the solidarity more visible or more powerful than in Iraq. Answering Muqtada al-Sadr’s call for peaceful nationwide protests, enormous crowds filled Tahrir Square in Baghdad on April 4. They spilled into the streets of Basra, Karbala, Nasiriyah, and other cities, waving Iraqi flags and chanting “No, no to Israel” and “No, no to America.” On April 5, hundreds of thousands marched from Tahrir Square toward the Green Zone, turning the protest into a direct demand for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops. Beneath Baghdad’s Freedom Monument, demonstrator Dhirgham Samir, a man in his 40s, told AFP the strikes were “not a war of a military nature, but a senseless war… targeting civilians.” Cleric Ali al-Fartousi declared, “Humanity must speak out against these people and stop them. The time has come for the entire world to stand united against global Zionist-American arrogance.” Tehran’s actions including the decision to exempt Iraqi ships from any restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz have been quiet but eloquent gestures of gratitude and symbols of brotherhood for this steadfast support from a neighbor that has itself suffered U.S. strikes...