Happening now: rally on the steps of City Hall against attacking Iran

Already there are two agitators/counterprotesters arguing against the event. They are waving the “monarchist” Iranian flag (green/white/red with the lion on it) and a sign calling out the 42,000 protesters killed by the current regime; their side generally argues for intervention and regime change in Iran, although the woman was unwilling to say that she supported Trump’s threatened “civilization ending” attack. Their tactic seems to be to turn the debate into a referendum on whether the current regime is bad. (I think, yes. But that doesn’t mean starting a war is good!)

Speakers are speaking now and the counterprotesters are waving their flag and holding their signs. They haven’t been interrupting the speakers but when the crowd chanted “NO IRAN WAR” they just started chanting “REGIME CHANGE”.