'No War On Iran': Protests Erupt Across Several Major US Cities After Strikes On Iranian Nuclear Sites
Massive anti-war protests erupted in major US cities like New York and DC after the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites.
Massive anti-war protests rocked several major US cities on Sunday with protesters carrying banners with slogans 'Hands off Iran", 'No US-Israel war on Iran" and 'Stop the War on Iran" after the United States struck three Iranian nuclear strikes which led to a major escalation in the Middle East crisis.
Social media platform X was flooded with visuals of demonstrators taking to the streets, holding up banners and chanting anti-war slogans while appealing to President Donald Trump-led administration to stop supporting Israel.
The protests were carried out on the streets of New York and other cities in response to Operation Midnight Hammer, in which the US military bombed Iran's nuclear sites, namely Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.
The protests were carried out in Boston, Chicago, at the iconic Times Square in New York City and outside the White House in Washington DC.
Massive anti-war / Anti-Trump protests breaking out in New York and DC. pic.twitter.com/z2KCMBrSfz — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) June 22, 2025
Happening now: Anti-war protesters have started to rally in front of the White House, calling for no war with Iran and an end to U.S. support to Israel. pic.twitter.com/mmenVH1wOG — BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) June 18, 2025
The protesters also raised slogans against Israel for initiating the conflict with Iran, along with their Gaza military operation.
Netizens Ask 'Do They Have Permits'
Meanwhile, netizens reacting to the demonstrations asked if the protesters had permits.
'Do they have a permit to march in the street like that? If not, why is it tolerated?" asked one netizen.
'Do they have permits? Then arrest them. Charge them. Repeat," said another user.
'Nobody cares", 'Sad. Ignorant. Deviant.", 'Amazing. Preprinted signs carried by the unemployed. Where oh where do they get the money to print all of those signs? Hmmm" were some other comments.
We're tracking the situation unfolding in Iran. Out of an abundance of caution, we're deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners. We'll continue to monitor for any potential impact to NYC.— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 22, 2025
The New York Police Department (NYPD) had earlier written on X that they are 'tracking the situation unfolding in Iran" and additional resources have been deployed across the city 'out of an abundance of caution".
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