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Saturday, January 10, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Protester replaces Iranian flag with pre-Islamic Revolution flag on embassy building in London
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA 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 today, witnesses tell AFP.
A video posted to social media shows 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.
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, witnesses on site tell AFP.
???? Breaking: The flag of Iran's embassy in London was replaced with the lion and sun flag ????
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) January 10, 2026
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