Thousands of people gathered at Norra Bantorget in Stockholm on Saturday, February 28, 2026, to demonstrate against the Iranian regime, according to reports from Aftonbladet. The demonstration occurred just hours after coordinated US and Israeli attacks on Iran. Among the crowd were many supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of Iran's last Shah.
Protesters displayed the 'Lion and Sun' flag, which was used before the Shah's overthrow in 1979, as well as American and Israeli flags. The demonstration featured speeches from Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson and Social Democratic labor market policy spokesperson Ardalan Shekarabi. Similar protests reportedly took place in other European cities including Berlin and Munich, Germany.