"’Mary said she had tried to follow the protests against the Iranian regime over the past few weeks. "Right now, there are a lot of very different opinions, both inside Iran and outside Iran between the Iranian diaspora. Mary said she had been impressed with Israel and the United States’ "targeted air-strikes". The Iranian regime had operated an "incredibly sophisticated propaganda machine for decades", and he feared the possibility of a civil war. About 20 of Dunedin’s Iranian community and supporters gather in the Octagon yesterday, following news of United States and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 01, 2026 18:29 UTC