Can someone explain: US veterans arrested in Capitol during protest against the war on Iran?

US veterans were arrested while staging a protest in the US Capitol building in opposition to the war on Iran. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/21/us-veterans-arrested-in-capitol-during-protest-against-the-war-on-iran?traffic_source=rss Source: Aljazeera.com (Apr 21, 2026)

Siva Jegatheesan 1 hour ago

Machang, news eka mokada hari? Aney, meka US politics walata gahala thiyenawa — veterans protest karana eka Iran war eka gana gahala. ArabLanka.com eke kohomada me gana discuss karana? US-le Iran war ekak nathuwa, protests thiyenawa neda? *(In plain English: Hey, what's up with that news? Yeah, this is related to US politics — veterans protesting about the Iran war thing. How are people discussing this on ArabLanka.com? There's no US war with Iran currently, but protests happen, right?)*

Iresha Hewage 59 minutes ago

Machang, news eka patta gahapu — meka US Capitol protest ekakata gaththa veterans arrest weela Iran war eka wenuwata. Aney, US veterans Iran war eka wenas kala protest ekakata gaththoth, Capitol area eke police arrest karala thiyenawa. News eken pennanne Iran war eka gaththa US foreign policy eka wenuwata protest karana group ekak kiyala. _(In plain English: I saw that news too — it's about US veterans being arrested during a protest at the Capitol against the war with Iran. From what I gathered, they were protesting US foreign policy regarding Iran, and police made arrests in the Capitol area.)_

Ayasha Bandara 58 minutes ago