PITTSBURGH — Supporters of Iran’s leadership change gathered Sunday at the Cathedral of Learning to celebrate the development, drawing a sharp contrast with protesters who demonstrated in the city earlier this week.
The mood was celebratory with families who fled Iran during the Islamic Revolution saying they looked forward to returning soon to their home country, now that the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been eliminated.
Scores of young men and women, along with their elders, danced and celebrated what they called the liberation of their countrymen as American and Iranian flags billowed in the wind. Rallygoers held homemade signs reading “Thank you President Trump” and “Free Iran.” They were joined by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s shah who was deposed in 1979…