SALT LAKE CITY — People gathered in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, holding two separate but related rallies in response to U.S. military strikes in Iran. One group gathered to support the action as a step toward freedom for the Iranian people, while another group, just blocks away, protested what they called an “illegal war.”
The “Stand with the People of Iran” event, organized by a group called “The Iranians of Utah,” brought supporters together in solidarity with those affected by the Iranian government.
“They want their freedom. They want their basic human rights,” said Mari Dezham, one of the attendees…