{"id":2729,"date":"2026-02-14T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:38:00","slug":"200000-people-protest-against-iran-regime-as-world-leaders-gather-nearby-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2729","title":{"rendered":"200,000 people protest against Iran regime as world leaders gather nearby | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Around 200,000 people demonstrated against the Iranian regime on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The protests followed a call by Iran&#8217;s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked-up international pressure on Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said regime change in Iran <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trump-says-iran-regime-change-would-be-the-best-thing-that-could-happen-13507377\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;would be the best thing that could happen&#8221;<\/a>,<\/strong> as American military elements continue to gather in the region.<\/p>\n<p>While world leaders gathered for the Munich Security Conference, demonstrators nearby banged drums and chanted for the overthrow of the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<p>The large and boisterous gathering in the German city was part of what Mr Pahlavi described as a &#8220;global day of action&#8221; 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chanted the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Many waved green, white and red flags with lion and sun emblems &#8211; the flag Iran used before its 1979 Islamic Revolution which toppled the Pahlavi dynasty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/reza-pahlavi-who-is-irans-exiled-crown-prince-encouraging-anti-government-protests-13492713\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Who is Iran&#8217;s exiled crown prince encouraging protests?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others in the crowd waved placards showing Mr Pahlavi &#8211; some that called him a king.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pahlavi, 65, has urged protesters to take to the streets, helping to transform what started as grievances over the Islamic Republic&#8217;s weakened economy into a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/death-penalty-threat-as-irans-supreme-leader-says-protesters-ruining-country-to-please-trump-13492262\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>legitimate threat to the country&#8217;s theocracy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-reza-pahlavi-iran_7165188.jpg?20260214184900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/384x216\/skynews-reza-pahlavi-iran_7165188.jpg?20260214184900 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-reza-pahlavi-iran_7165188.jpg?20260214184900 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/1600x900\/skynews-reza-pahlavi-iran_7165188.jpg?20260214184900 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/2048x1152\/skynews-reza-pahlavi-iran_7165188.jpg?20260214184900 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Reza Pahlavi and his wife Yasmine appear on stage. 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