The day after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a drone attack that killed one of Iran’s top military leaders, Portlanders will gather downtown to protest the attack and any further military action that might lead to war with Iran.

The Portland Democratic Socialists of America will gather at Terry Schrunk Plaza at 364 SW Madison St. in downtown Portland for a “No War on Iran” protest. According to a Facebook page for the event, the protest will start at 5 p.m. and last two hours.

Thursday’s drone attack in Baghdad, Iraq, killed Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the Quds Force, an elite branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Iran has declared that there will be “harsh retaliation” against the U.S. for Soleimani’s killing.

Organizers of the Portland protest urged people to speak up against the U.S. getting into another war.

“Trump’s assassination of an Iranian military general in Iraq on Thursday was an illegal act of war on Iran,” the Facebook post for the event said. “Everyone in the U.S. and Portland needs to get in the streets to stand against another illegal U.S. war which would lead to a massive death toll. The U.S. needs to exit the Middle East immediately.”

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR

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