# Outrage as Iran regime supporters hijack Armistice Day with protest in UK city

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/outrage-as-iran-regime-supporters-hijack-armistice-day-with-protest-in-uk-city/
- Published: 2026-11-15T07:01:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T11:52:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2266273/outrage-iran-regime-supporters-hijack-armistice-day
- Topics: Middle East, UK, World

## Key points

- Birmingham protest on Armistice Day prompted criticism.
- Police said no offences were committed.
- Critics questioned the protest’s timing and location.

## Summary

A protest in Birmingham on Armistice Day drew criticism from politicians and a former soldier after demonstrators displayed Iranian and Palestinian flags, chanted in support of Iran’s government and set off flares. Critics said the timing and the apparent support for a regime accused of serious abuses made the demonstration disrespectful to those remembered on the day.

The protest took place on a bridge above a busy road, and a council group leader described it as dangerous. West Midlands Police said no offences had been committed. The article reports that speakers at the protest described it as solidarity with Iran and Palestine; critics cited Iran’s killing of protesters and alleged threats to UK interests, while also raising concerns about whether police and council decisions were impartial.

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