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People around the world rallied in support of the mass protests in Iran.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Protesters hold up placards as they demonstrate outside the House of Parliament, in London, England, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A member of the Iranian community holds a photograph of Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi during a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran, outside the U.S. embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A member of the Iranian community holds a photograph of Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi outside the U.S. embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, during a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Protesters hold up placards with pictures of victims as they demonstrate in support of anti-government protests in Iran, outside Downing Street, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A buring image of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen during rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Zuerich, Switzerland.(Michael Buholzer /Keystone via AP)
Protesters hold up flowers as they demonstrate in support of anti-government protests in Iran, outside Downing Street, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A protester burns an image of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with a cigarette during rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Zuerich, Switzerland.(Michael Buholzer /Keystone via AP)
A demonstrator burns a poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran, outside Iran's embassy in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Iranian protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the US Consulate in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Protesters hold up placards showing Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as they demonstrate outside the House of Parliament, in London, England, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Protesters hold up placards showing Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as they demonstrate outside the House of Parliament, in London, England, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Protesters hold up placards showing Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as they demonstrate outside the House of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Iranians who live in Greece take part in a protest in front of the US Embassy in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, supporting the protests in Iran. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Police stand guard during a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Protesters hold up a picture of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as they demonstrate outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set alight by protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Signs from a Sunday protest, supporting protesters in Iran, are left on a sidewalk Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
People attend a rally in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)
Protesters hold up placards and flags as they demonstrate outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Protesters hold up placards and flags as they demonstrate outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Activists carrying a photograph of Reza Pahlavi take part in a rally supporting protesters in Iran at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People hold up photos of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a small demonstration, in Istanbul, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Shops are closed during protests in Tehran's centuries-old main bazaar, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Protesters burn the Iranian national flag during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A protester holds a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Activists take part in a rally supporting protesters in Iran at Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
Shiite Muslims chant slogan during a protest against U.S. and show solidarity with Iran in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Protesters hold placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Protesters hold placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
A woman, with her face painted with the colors of Iran's flag, joins with others during a small demonstration, in Istanbul, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
