Protesters To Decry U.S. Airstrike On Iran At SGV Protest

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, CA — Protesters are expected to take to the streets of Sierra Madre Thursday evening to rally against the possibility of the U.S. entering into a war with Iran.

The rally comes days after the U.S. airstrike on Iran and killing of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. In retaliation Iran attacked two U.S. military bases in Iraq.

"We must show the Trump administration that we oppose war with Iran," the Sierra Madre protest organizers wrote. "Trump’s reckless pronouncements and threats towards Iran could lead us down a very dangerous path that will cause harm to the people in the Middle East as well as Americans abroad and at home."

Liberal advocacy groups Move On and Indivisible are behind the war protests in the San Gabriel Valley and throughout the country. As of Wednesday morning, 245 protests had been organized, according to the rally's website.

"Trump's reckless action has needlessly endangered countless lives of U.S. troops, Iraqis, Iranians, and countless other civilians," organizers wrote on their website. "The devastation that a war with Iran could bring upon the earth and humanity cannot be overstated—millions of lives hang in the balance."

Protesters will meet Thursday at 5 p.m., at Kersting Court in Sierra Madre. Rally organizers are using the hashtag #NoWarWithIran.