Iranian-Americans from North Texas head to Washington D.C. for peace rally

March 6, 2026; FOx4 News

DALLAS - After a week of international conflict, several Iranian-Americans from North Texas will head to Washington D.C. to participate in a unity rally for their home country, hoping for democracy in their homeland.

Free Iran rally in Washington D.C.
What they're saying: Homeira Hesami, Reza Hesami and Hannah Jam are three Iranian-Americans who call North Texas home. This weekend, they'll head to the nation's capital for a Free Iran unity rally.

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Iranian Americans in Dallas react with fear and hope to US, Israeli strikes inside Iran

Feb 28, 2026; WFAA

At a rally on Saturday, people described a mix of anxiety and optimism, worried about instability but hopeful that international attention could bring change

DALLAS, Texas — Military strikes carried out thousands of miles away in Iran reverberated Saturday in Downtown Dallas, where some members of the Iranian American community gathered to process what the escalation could mean for their families and for the country's future.

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Iranians in North Texas react to U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran

February 28, 2026; KERA News

Iranian-Americans rally in downtown Dallas

More than two dozen Iranian-Americans and their supporters gathered at John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza in downtown Dallas on Saturday afternoon advocating for a democratic transition in Iran.

Homeira Hesami, a community organizer with the Iranian-American Community of North Texas (IACNT), said she had just heard the news of Ayatollah Khamenei’s death.

“If this is true, that is great news for all the people of Iran, for all of the people who have been killed by this regime, which are thousands and thousands from 1981 until now,” Hesami said.

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Dallas group protests for regime change in Iran after U.S., Israel launch strikes

February 28, 2026; Dallas Morning News

Dallas activists took to the streets this weekend after United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, with rallies planned in downtown Dallas.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack launched by Israel and the U.S., President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media. Iran’s state media later confirmed the leader’s death.

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North Texans Rally Against Mass Killings in Iran

Dallas, Texas, January 18, 2025

January 18, members of the Iranian-American community in North Texas gathered in Dallas to protest the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests and to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people.

Speakers emphasized that thousands have been killed and more than 50,000 have been arrested during the latest unrest, underscoring the regime’s crimes against humanity.

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