'No War With Iran' Anti-War Rally Planned In Arlington Heights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — One of hundreds of planned demonstrations against escalation of military conflict with Iran is scheduled for Thursday in Arlington Heights. A coalition of national political groups has organized events around the country calling for the United States to avoid "yet another unnecessary, costly war of choice in the Middle East," organizers announced.

In Arlington Heights, protesters plan to gather at 5 p.m. at the southwest corner of Arlington Heights road and Northwest Highway, and are instructed to use Egg Harbor as a destination point.

President Donald Trump's assassination of Qassem Soleimani, a top general in the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, last week at the Baghdad Airport was followed by Iranian missile strikes Wednesday against bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops.

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Groups involved in the coalition coordinating "No War With Iran: Day of Action" events include the AboutFace, Indivisible, MoveOn, the National Iranian American Council and Win Without War, according to a release.

Patch editor Jonah Meadows contributed.