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Should I wave the Iranian flag at a protest in America
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this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2026
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Yeah it just came to my mind that I should wave the old Iranian flag and not the current one since the citizens use it there to protest their government
The lion-and-sun flag is the flag of the old Safavid Empire.
If you want to use a historical flag, a more appropriate one might be the pre-Islamic Sassanid Standard of Kaveh—the flag of the legendary blacksmith who overthrew the tyrant Zahhak. (But that flag has also been used by Iranians protesting the current regime, which may not be the overtone you’re intending.)
Standard of kaveh is pretty cool. Interest to see how people of the past made their flag and history behind it is interesting, but is the average American going to understand that?
It's hard to invoke a meaning, but I would be cool to bring to a protest and tell protestors about kaveh.