Hundreds gather in New York to protest Israel’s aggression against Iran

Hundreds of people took part in a rally, held in Manhattan, New York, against Israeli aggression against Iran, in which the protestors urged the USA not to become part of the conflict, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday. 

Carrying placards in their hands, inscribed with slogans such as ‘leave Iran now’ and ‘stop funding genocide’, the marchers condemned the USA’s threat to attack Iran. 

The anti-war demonstrators included Iranian-Americans worried for their family's safety as President Trump is deciding whether or not to get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

"I have friends in Israel who are terrified. I got a picture yesterday from a friend who had the building blown up. At the same time, Iranian-Americans are watching all their family and friends evacuated, are seeing car bombs go off in Tehran, are seeing hospitals blown up, media buildings blown up, gas stations," said Etan Mabourakh of the National Iranian-American Council.

Aerial attacks between Israel and Iran continued overnight into Wednesday, marking a sixth day of strikes following Israel's Friday attack.

Questions mount over whether President Trump will step in to help a U.S. ally.

Israel has been lobbying for more support as the U.S. has a 30,000-pound bunker buster capable of reaching Iran's deeply buried nuclear site. 

The decision on whether or not to get involved is widely considered one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of President Trump's second term.

But Trump says he hasn't made up his mind.

Tensions escalated this week when the president claimed he knew where its supreme leader was hiding and demanded an "unconditional surrender."

"We cannot let Iran get a nuclear weapon, I've been saying it for a long time. I mean it more now than I ever meant to," President Trump said.

But some officials - from both sides of the aisle - are pushing back.

"We don't need to escalate in Iran. That doesn't make anyone in the Middle East safer, and it certainly doesn't make the United States any safer," Senator Elizabeth Warren said.

Meanwhile, the U.S. moved an aircraft to the region, and a second one is on its way.

On Wednesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted the US president's demand for an unconditional surrender, warning that any U.S. military involvement will result in "irreparable damage."