Members of Romania's Iranian community rally outside embassy in Bucharest

Описание: (5 Mar 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

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Bucharest, Romania - 5 March 2026
1. Various of members of Iranian community in Romania demonstrating in front of Iran Embassy
2. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Heidari Abdolreza, protest organizer:
“(In Iran) It's a war situation now, but it's a war that people wanted. The points hit by America and Israel are of much interest for the regime, they are not civilians. Of course there are collateral victims, civilians.”
3. Mid of protest
4. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Heidari Abdolreza, protest organizer:
"We hope this will be the last time the Iranian population struggles and we're hoping for democracy and freedom. We hoped for this a long time ago but now the situation is such that we think that moment has finally arrived."
5. Various of protesters
6. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Mehrbod (last name not given), student:
“We had political problems with the government and my father decided we needed to leave Iran quickly so we came to Romania.”
7. Protesters waving Iranian flags
8. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Mehrbod (last name not given), student:
‘’The moment you are a refugee here of elsewhere outside Iran, you are not allowed to go back. Actually you can go back but when they catch you there, you go to prison and are then executed.’’
9. Protesters with banners
10. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Mehrbod (last name not given), student:
‘’My grandparents are in Iran, friends… I couldn’t get in touch with them very easily because they can't connect to internet because of restrictions. The last time I talked to them, they were ok. They have hope that something will change because the regime now is at its weakest point. Something really might change."
11. Protesters in front of Iran Embassy
12. Close of protester holding placard reading (English) "Thank you (US President, Donald) Trump, Thank you Bibi (nickname of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu)"
13. Close of protester holding placard reading (English) "King (Iran's exiled crown prince) Reza Pahlavi"
14. Close of poster depicting Pahlavi, Trump and Netanyahu
15. Wide of protest
STORYLINE:
Protesters rallied in front of the Iranian Embassy in central Bucharest on Thursday in a show of support for the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran which killed the country's Supreme Leader.

The demonstration was held by members of the Iranian community in Romania and saw protesters wave posters of Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi and U.S. and Israeli flags as they called for regime change in the country.

Iran launched more missiles at Israel and U.S. bases on Thursday as the war in the Middle East entered its sixth day.

Israel announced multiple incoming attacks early Thursday and said it was intercepting the missiles.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it began new strikes against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.

At least eight people were killed there late Wednesday into Thursday according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry and the state news agency.

Tehran has warned of the destruction of the Middle East’s military and economic infrastructure, and the war has rattled financial markets, with most taking their cues from what the price of oil is doing.

Early Thursday, oil prices resumed their ascent.

The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, more than 70 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, according to officials in those countries.

Six U.S. troops have been killed.

AP video shot by: Nick Dumitrache

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