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Dozens of veterans arrested at Capitol during protest against Iran war

At least 62 people were arrested after veterans occupied the Cannon House Office Building to oppose U.S. military action against Iran.

  • Capitol Police arrested at least 62 Veterans on Monday after they occupied the Cannon House Office Building to protest President Donald Trump's war on Iran.
  • President Trump threatened over the weekend to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure unless Iran agreed to a deal, warning, "the whole country is going to get blown up."
  • Demonstrators conducted a flag-folding ceremony symbolizing the 13 Veterans who died in the War, holding red tulips to honor Iranians killed by strikes before Capitol Police zip-tied them and led them away.
  • Mike Prysner, executive director of the CCW and Iraq War veteran, encouraged Service members to become conscientious objectors, stating, "conscientious objection is your legal right."
  • Protesters demanded House Speaker Mike Johnson accept the folded flag and pledge to halt War funding, escalating pressure on congressional leadership over the ongoing conflict.
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At least 60 people, including dozens of U.S. Army veterans and their family members, were arrested yesterday as they participated in a protest against Iran's war in which they occupied the Cannon office building of the House of Representatives in Washington DC.

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Around 150 veterans demonstrated against the Iran war in a Congress building in Washington D.C. on Monday. Capitol police dissolved the protest. More than 60 demonstrators were arrested.

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ussanews.com broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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