STORY: Thousands of dancing Iranians in German exile celebrated the strikes on Iran during rallies in Berlin and Hamburg on Saturday (February 28), thanking Israel and the United States for the “external intervention.”

“There is no other way for the Iranian people to ever experience freedom,” said a woman who gave her name as Sarah as she danced in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz square where an estimated crowd of several thousand jubilant people had gathered before they passed by the nearby American embassy, chanting “President Trump, thank you!”

Iran's Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammed Pakpour are believed to have been killed in Israeli attacks, two sources familiar with Israel's military operations and one regional source said.

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SHOWS: BERLIN, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. DANCING AND FLAG-WAVING IRANIANS IN GERMAN EXILE CELEBRATING IN BERLIN’S POTSDAMER PLATZ SQUARE

2. PLACARD IN CROWD READING IN ENGLISH “THANK YOU USA, THANK YOU BIBI” IN REFERENCE TO ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

3. FLAG-WAVING CROWD LISTENING TO ADDRESS

4. (SOUNDBITE) (German) DANCING PROTESTER, SARAH (NO LAST NAME GIVEN) SAYING:

“I am happy. No one wants war. The U.S. and Israel have their interests, but there is no other way for the Iranian people to ever experience freedom. This can only be achieved through external intervention. And I am happy about that, that people will simply gain a basic freedom, like all of us."

5. CROWD CHEERING

6. (SOUNDBITE) (German) PROTESTER WITH “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN” CAP (NO NAME GIVEN) SAYING:

“Incredible. People are infinitely happy. It's not like they're saying our country has been attacked. Maybe 80%, over 80% of people are happy that they will one day be free again."

7. CROWD AS SCREAMS OF JOY ARE HEARD

8. PLACARD IN ENGLISH READING “SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WATCHING THE DEMONS’ EMPIRE FALL”

9. ISRAELI FLAG IN CROWD AS PROTESTERS CHEER AND APPLAUD

10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) PROTESTER, SAMIRA (NO LAST NAME GIVEN) SAYING:

“Hopefully this will all soon have an end and we will be dancing in Iran. Join us (looks at camera) and celebrate with us!"

11. SMALL BOY WAVING LARGE AMERICAN FLAG

12. PHOTO OF IRAN OPPOSITION FIGURE REZA PAHLAVI ON PASSING TRUCK, PROTESTERS WALKING BEHIND, MUSIC BLARING

13. PROTEST SEEN ON MAN’S MOBILE PHONE DISPLAY

14. “FREE IRAN” SIGN IN PERSON’S HAND

15. U.S. FLAG ATOP AMERICAN EMBASSY / PROTESTERS WALKING PAST CHANTING IN ENGLISH “PRESIDENT TRUMP! THANK YOU!”

16. APPLAUDING PROTESTERS WALKING PAST

17. PROTESTER WALKING PAST AMERICAN EMBASSY

HAMBURG, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

18. MAN DRAPED IN FLAG HUGGING WOMAN WHO HAS TEARS IN HER EYES

19. HEAD OF BREMEN-BASED IRANIAN LIBERAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION, HALEH RAMANDI, SPEAKING TO CROWD

20. PEOPLE IN CROWD HOLDING PHOTOS OF PAHLAVI

21. (SOUNDBITE) (German) HEAD OF IRANIAN LIBERAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION, HALEH RAMANDI, SAYING:

“Iranians are happy that they finally received help from the outside, from the United States and Israel. We hope for a good ending."

22. CHEERING CROWD DANCING