BETHLEHEM, Pa. — About 25 people gathered at the corner of Wyandotte and Third streets in South Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon to protest the joint United States and Israeli military strikes on Iran, calling for an end to the violence hours after President Donald Trump announced what he called “major combat operations” against the country.
The emergency demonstration, organized by the Lehigh Valley Democratic Socialists of America and the Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern (LEPOCO), began at 4 p.m.
Israeli and U.S. officials said the strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, though Iran denied the claim…