Washington, DC – January 13, 2026: Iranian Americans and freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the US Capitol to show solidarity with the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran. Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) chanted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to dictatorship in all its forms.
Iranian Americans called on policymakers to hold the regime accountable for ongoing crimes against humanity in Iran, including the massacre of thousands of protesters.
Happening Now: Iranian Americans rally outside the US Capitol to supoort protests for regime change in Iran and to call on policymakers to hold the regime accountable for ongoing crimes against humanity. @POTUS @RepBrianMast @SpeakerJohnson pic.twitter.com/mgLSNxj3n8
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) January 13, 2026
Demonstrators carried banners and photos of the martyrs of the Iranian uprising, echoing the slogans of protesters inside Iran: “Regime change in Iran by the people of Iran,” and “No to the Shah! No to the Mullahs!” They urged the establishment of a free and democratic republic in Iran, rejecting both monarchical and theocratic rule.
NOW⏰⏰Iranian Americans rally on Capitol Hill to support #Iranprotests @SpeakerJohnson @SpeakerPelosi @RepBrianMast @repdarrellissa @BradSherman @JaredEMoskowitz @MSNOWNews @fox5dc @FoxNews #NO2ShahNO2Mullahs pic.twitter.com/95Enqij1TX
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) January 13, 2026
The event sent a powerful message to the world: support the Iranian people—not any form of dictatorship—as they fight for a democratic, secular, and free Republic of Iran.
