Stephen J. By Bose, Chief International Correspondent of Worthy News
Washington(meaningful news) – While organizers claimed millions of people protested against them, the Reverend Franklin Graham and Republican US President Donald J. rallied behind Trump and his attacks on Iran.
Graham, one of the country’s most famous evangelicals, said Trump’s decision to attack Iran was essential to Israel’s survival.
Evangelicals are a core part of Trump’s political base, and many see support for Israel as a Biblical mission linked to beliefs about the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“He took action to protect Israel and the Jewish people from the possibility of nuclear annihilation by a radical Islamic regime,” Graham said. “Thank God for President Trump.”
Iran opposition voice at CPAC
Iranian political activists also took to the stage at a conservative gathering in Grapevine, Texas, to debate the moral case for war in front of supporters of Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.
Dozens of Iranian-Americans attended, many carrying Iranian and American flags advocating for continued pressure on Tehran.
Among the speakers was exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who called for fundamental change in Iran’s leadership.
“Can you imagine Iran moving from ‘Death to America’ to ‘God Bless America’?”. He told supporters that he hoped to help “make Iran great again.”
Supporters voiced strong support
Nima Poursohi, whose parents are from Iran, wore a “Persians for Trump” T-shirt and said she was attending CPAC for the second time to show her support.
“After 47 years, the time has come for this regime to go,” Poursohi said. “Bombing and military action are scary, but living under Islamic rule is even scarier.”
Support for the strike was also echoed in conservative media circles around CPAC.
Journalist John Solomon on his “War Room” program discusses President Donald J. Highlighted the attacks during a broadcast involving Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Protests across the United States
Elsewhere, organizers said, “At least 8 million people gathered today at more than 3,300 events in all 50 states, from big cities to small towns, although US officials gave no national estimate.”
It marked the third wave of demonstrations in less than a year under the grassroots “No Kings” movement, one of the most visible expressions of opposition to Trump since he begins his second term in January 2025.
In New York, thousands rallied, including Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, who called the president an “existential threat to our freedom and security.”
Protests spread from Atlanta to San Diego, with participation also reported from Alaska.
Political divisions and funding questions
While organizers described the protests as decentralized, critics cited reports that some of the activist networks involved have ties to leftist or socialist movements.
Previous reporting has pointed to Neville Roy Singham, a tech entrepreneur known for promoting Marxist ideas, who supported activist groups involved in organizing the protest.
Over the past decade, Singham has reportedly funded a network of organizations advocating radical socialist change and participating in protest movements across the United States.
At CPAC, support for Trump stood in contrast to growing skepticism about the war, which has increased political pressure on the administration to outline an exit strategy.
War pressure and global impact
Analysts say the conflict has roiled global markets and raised concerns about the risks of prolonged military involvement.
The strikes also received support from conservative media personalities and commentators associated with the MAGA movement.
The split between strong support at CPAC and mass protests elsewhere underlined deepening political tensions in the United States over the direction of the conflict with Iran.
Trump did not attend the conference, a rare absence from the annual gathering, with reports suggesting he remained focused on the escalating Iran conflict.
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