Iran war comes to London: Moment Iranians clash with each other in violent scenes outside mosque in the capital

Supporters of the Iranian regime violently clashed with monarchists in shocking scenes outside a London mosque on Friday night.

Large numbers of protesters from both sides gathered on opposite sides of the road near the Islamic Center of England (ICE) in Maida Vale at around 7.35pm.

Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last king, were seen wrapped in a pre-1979 Islamic Revolution flag with an image of a sun and a lion.

On the other side of the road, the group closest to the mosque stood next to people waving Israeli and American flags as they began to engage in verbal exchanges with the group.

In the footage, it can be seen that the shouting from both groups intensified; Seconds later, it turns into physical blows at the pedestrian crossing.

As protesters kicked and punched their opponents, drivers were stopped and a 17-year-old boy suffered a head injury.

Once the violence broke out, it quickly subsided and both groups retreated to their respective sides, continuing to shout at each other.

When the footage ended, one of the campaigners shouted ‘Javid Shah!’ and ‘Long Live the King’ along the road.

Police arrived around 7.35pm after reports of violent conflict and officers dispersed the group, but no arrests were made.

ICE has previously been the scene of controversy between groups supporting and opposing the regime in Iran; The latest incident emerged as the US and Israel’s military operation continued on its seventh day.

Like Donald Trump, Iran is preparing for the heaviest night of bombardment He warned that the US would only accept the regime’s offer ‘unconditional surrender’.

Earlier this week, the mosque sparked controversy after hosting a memorial ceremony for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The prayer ceremony took place just a day after Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed in Tehran in joint US-Israeli airstrikes, and the center described Khamenei as a ‘great martyr’ in a social media post.

The same phrase was applied by the mosque to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Qasem Soleimani after he was killed in a US drone strike in January 2020.

At that time, a candlelight memorial ceremony was held in the mosque for Soleimani, who was considered Khamenei’s right-hand man before the assassination.

Later, in October 2022, the centre’s director, Seyed Hashem Moosavi, gave a speech in which he described Iranian protesters opposing the regime as ‘enemies’ and ‘Soldiers of Satan’.

Moosavi also said women who refuse to wear hijab are guilty of spreading ‘poison’.

A month later, the Charity Commission launched a full-scale legal investigation into concerns that ICE was supporting the Iranian regime’s agenda. This move could eventually lead to the mosque being stripped of its charitable status. The investigation continues.

The center was also highlighted in a letter submitted by Labor MPs to security minister Dan Jarvis earlier this week, calling for tougher action against organizations linked to the Iranian state.

They warned that organizations, including ICE, ‘actively promote the ideology and interests of the Iranian regime’.

The Islamic Center of Britain has been under investigation by the Charity Commission since 2022 over concerns it supports the Iranian regime’s agenda.

In a statement on its website, ICE said it was an independent religious charity and was not ‘an official office or representative body of any government, political entity or individual.’

The following statements were made in the statement: ‘The Center does not represent, support or defend the political views or agendas of any state, figure or regime.

‘His religious guidance is limited to matters of faith, morality and spirituality. The center promotes religious peace and harmony between different faiths.

‘All the Centre’s activities are consistent with its charitable aims, which are to promote religious education, culture, moral guidance and social harmony within the framework of UK law.

‘The center is non-political and remains committed to its role as a place of religious learning, service and community support.’

A Metropolitan Police spokesman told the Daily Mail: ‘Officers are investigating a disturbance outside a mosque in Maida Vale on Friday 6 March.

‘At 19.35, the police were called to a report of a disturbance and arrived at the scene within minutes.

‘A 17-year-old boy contacted the police to report that he had a head injury. He was intervened at the scene, but no medical assistance was required. No further investigations were reported.

‘Officers remained in the area until the group dispersed.

‘At this stage, no arrests have been made, the investigation is ongoing. We are aware of images circulating on social media and will review these and CCTV as part of our investigations.

‘Officers will remain in the area and a dispersal order is in place to prevent further disturbance.’

Police investigations are ongoing.