Mourning families began to dance at their loved ones’ graves in celebration after US/Israeli strikes targeted murderous leaders of the Islamic Republic in Iran, an Iranian in Ireland said. Picture: AP/Vahid SalemiBut anything that can topple the Iranian Islamic Republic regime is something to be deeply grateful for and celebrate, she said. She said the leadership of the Iranian Islamic Republic had been targeted, as had police involved in brutality during the protests. She asked people not to use Iranians' "name or their pain” to criticise the US/Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Saturday. From the safety of Ireland, you can’t say ‘no war with Iran’ when the Iranian people say that the Islamic Republic is not Iran.

Source: Irish Examiner March 04, 2026 23:47 UTC