meaningful news<\/a>) \u2013 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.<\/p>\nGraham, one of the country’s most famous evangelicals, said Trump’s decision to attack Iran was essential to Israel’s survival.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
Iran opposition voice at CPAC<\/strong><\/p>\nIranian 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.<\/p>\n
Dozens of Iranian-Americans attended, many carrying Iranian and American flags advocating for continued pressure on Tehran.<\/p>\n
Among the speakers was exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who called for fundamental change in Iran’s leadership.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
Supporters voiced strong support<\/strong><\/p>\nNima 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 47 years, the time has come for this regime to go,\u201d Poursohi said. \u201cBombing and military action are scary, but living under Islamic rule is even scarier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Support for the strike was also echoed in conservative media circles around CPAC.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Protests across the United States<\/strong><\/p>\nElsewhere, 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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In New York, thousands rallied, including Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, who called the president an “existential threat to our freedom and security.”<\/p>\n
Protests spread from Atlanta to San Diego, with participation also reported from Alaska.<\/p>\n
Political divisions and funding questions<\/strong><\/p>\nWhile organizers described the protests as decentralized, critics cited reports that some of the activist networks involved have ties to leftist or socialist movements.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
War pressure and global impact<\/strong><\/p>\nAnalysts say the conflict has roiled global markets and raised concerns about the risks of prolonged military involvement.<\/p>\n
The strikes also received support from conservative media personalities and commentators associated with the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Trump did not attend the conference, a rare absence from the annual gathering, with reports suggesting he remained focused on the escalating Iran conflict.<\/p>\n
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