More Than 60 Veterans Arrested in Iran War Protest

More than 60 U.S. military veterans and family members were arrested by Capitol Police on Monday after staging a peaceful sit-in protest inside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to oppose ongoing U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran.

The demonstration, held in the building's rotunda, drew participants dressed in military fatigues, including some who use crutches or wheelchairs. Protesters unfurled banners reading "End the War on Iran" and "We Can't Afford Another War," while chanting antiwar slogans. They held red tulips in solidarity with Iranian civilians affected by the conflict and performed a flag-folding ceremony to honor fallen U.S. service members. Organizers from a coalition of groups, including About Face: Veterans Against the War, the Center on Conscience and War, Veterans For Peace, Common Defense, the Fayetteville Resistance Coalition, Military Families Speak Out, and the 50501 Veterans Movement, described the event as a call to end overseas military engagements and bring troops home.

Capitol Police took at least 62 people into custody for civil disobedience, zip-tying them and leading them out of the building, according to videos...