As Iran unrest widen, protesters have started replacing the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran within the country and outside. A protester briefly replaced the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran on its London embassy with the former flag, flown before 1979, during a demonstration in the UK capital Saturday.A video posted to social media showed a man on the balcony of the embassy, near Hyde Park, replacing the country’s current flag with the one used during the rule of the ousted shah to cheers from hundreds of demonstrators below.
JUST IN: A protester climbed onto Iran’s Embassy in London, tore down the Islamic Republic flag, and raised the Lion & Sun opposition flag as the moment went viral.pic.twitter.com/LgCI7nlm9C
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 10, 2026
The old tri-colored flag with a lion and sun — used in Iran before the Islamic Revolution — stayed in place for several minutes before being removed. London police, in an online post, said they had arrested two people, “one for aggravated trespass and assault on an emergency worker and one for aggravated trespass” and they were seeking another individual for “trespass.”
As the Iranians raise the ancient national Lion and Sun flag in the streets of Iran, X has also replaced the Islamic Republic’s Allah-emblem flag with the Lion and Sun flag.
— Persian God (@RealPersianGod) January 10, 2026
Thank you @elonmusk and @nikitabier for your support for the people of Iran.#IranRevolution #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/KvZNP6LJca
An Iranian girl burns a picture of Ayatollah Khamenei and lights her cigarette, a new trend in Iran! Young Iranian women are leading the revolution.
History will never forget this video.#IranProtests #Iran pic.twitter.com/bbWkmGfgTW
— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) January 10, 2026
"Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!!!" US President Donald Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account on Saturday, as demonstrators flooded the streets of Iran for another night.
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