"Pro-Iranian government and anti-war protesters gathered outside the US Consulate in Amsterdam on Sunday to rally against US and Israeli military operations in Iran, clashing with a counter-demonstration by Iranian opposition supporters. Footage shows the groups facing off as police stand between them, with protesters waving Iranian flags, stepping on a US flag and chanting 'Death to the USA' and 'US counsellor, go home'. "Everywhere should be a Vietnam for the USA. [...] Because imperialism is a hungry beast. It is out for new markets, out for new exploitation. It is the biggest terrorist organisation in the world. It's NATO, it's led by the US. And it can only be defeated by resistance like Vietnam," said Ekrem, a protester. He criticised Europe and NATO for siding with Washington, claiming: "They're part of the same imperialist alliance, the same imperialist movement. It's just that the US is the biggest and strongest in this imperialist aggression." Lucille Cornelius, another demonstrator, echoed the sentiment. "Why do we have to send our children to die in wars that have nothing to do with us? Why do we have to be involved with the petrodollar? We don't need to be involved with Iranian affairs," she stressed. The protest comes at a time when both the United States and Israel are considering a ground military intervention in Iran, something that US President Donald Trump had previously ruled out. Tensions in the Middle East escalated after a joint US-Israeli operation against Iranian targets began on February 28, amid diplomatic talks aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US military positions in the region, with explosions reported across Gulf countries. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was confirmed dead on the first day of the strikes, and his son Mojtaba Khamenei was later named as his successor. The conflict has also disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route for about 20 percent of global oil, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned it could be restricted to allied countries, driving a global surge in oil prices."