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Photos: Celebrations and protests in LA after the Iran strikes
A man raises the historical Iranian Lion and Sun flag during a rally in the Westwood neighborhood on Saturday.
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Angelenos took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles and Westwood on Saturday in response to the US-Israeli military strikes in Iran.
A coalition of organizations, including the National Iranian American Council, the ANSWER coalition and 50501, held protests nationwide in reaction.
Local demonstrations took place outside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, as well as in Ventura and Orange counties.
In Westwood, Iranian Americans gathered to celebrate the strikes. More demonstrations are planned on today and tomorrow.
Here are photos from yesterday.
Westwood
Hundreds rally seeking regime change in Iran in the Westwood neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. The rally was organized after works spread that the US and Israel had bombed Iran over night, local time, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei among others.
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Los Angeles, Calif., United States - February 28: Hundreds rally waving the historical Iranian Lion and Sun and American flags the in the Westwood neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. The rally was organized after works spread that the US and Israel had bombed Iran over night, local time.(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Hundreds rally seeking regime change in Iran in the Westwood neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. The rally was organized after works spread that the US and Israel had bombed Iran over night, local time, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei among others.
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A man walks under the colors if Iran while joining hundreds in a rally seeking regime change in Iran in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif.. on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. The rally was organized after works spread that the US and Israel had bombed Iran over night, local time, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei among others.
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Downtown Los Angeles
A protester holds a poster reading "drop the files not the bombs" during a demonstration against the war in Iran in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 2026.
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A crowd gathered at Los Angeles City Hall to protest against United States and Israel bombing Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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A protester holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a flag of Iran during a demonstration against the war in Iran in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 2026.
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Protesters holds placards reading "no new US war in the Middle East" during a demonstration against the war in Iran in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 2026.
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A man holds a sign at Los Angeles City Hall to protest against United States and Israel bombing Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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