Global Day of Action, 14 February 2026: A Million Iranians Abroad

When Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a global day of action on 14 February 2026 — in solidarity with protests inside Iran that followed a deadly crackdown — the Iranian diaspora answered at a scale rarely seen. The Jerusalem Post reported the call; Al Jazeera covered the rallies on the day itself. Fox News reported that the Munich rally drew more than 250,000 people. Rallies in Toronto and Los Angeles each drew around 350,000. In all, organizers and reporters counted well over a million Iranians on the streets — from Melbourne to Munich, from London to Toronto, from Washington to Los Angeles — carrying the Lion-and-Sun 🦁☀️. Reporting noted the demonstrations were largely peaceful: in several cities marchers handed flowers to police and cleared litter from the streets before dispersing. The day was a snapshot of a movement led by Iranians for Iran — the constituency that any پیمان کوروش would ultimately rest on.