Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war began
State media said over 600,000 people registered for limited military training as the Guard sought to add a new security layer.
- On Friday, hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied in Tehran, pledging readiness to take up arms in the largest demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
- Government organizers launched the "Janfaday-e Iran," or "Sacrifice for Iran," campaign to stress national unity as the economy worsens under a naval blockade and sanctions, reinforcing the Revolutionary Guard and Basij.
- The Guard displayed drones used in the Strait of Hormuz while participants chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," and Basij head Hossein Taeb declared volunteers ready for "full-fledged defense."
- President Masoud Pezeshkian watched the march as Taeb added that new trainees would create a "nightmare" for enemies, with the government utilizing these volunteers to suppress potential future dissent.
- Activists report a crackdown killed over 7,000 people and detained tens of thousands, contrasting official claims that more than 30 million Iranians volunteered for service following earlier economic protests.
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Iran stages massive Tehran rally as volunteers pledge to take up arms, in photos
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Volunteers in combat gear, crowds waving flags and displays of military hardware filled Tehran as hundreds of thousands joined a government-organized rally after months of war.
Tehran, 18 Sep (EFE).- Thousands of volunteers to defend the Islamic Republic marched this Friday in Tehran, days before the start of a military training campaign for civilians in the midst of the war with the United States. Among the cries of “Death to the United States” and “Jamenei, Jamenei”, volunteers of the state movement ‘Janfada’ (Sacrifice for Iran) [...] The entry Thousands of volunteers parade in Tehran with the promise to defend the …
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered today in a show of resistance organized by the government after months of war, declaring their readiness to take up arms in the largest such demonstration since the start of the US-Israeli attack in February of this year.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = The largest government-orchestrated protest since the outbreak of the war last February took place in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
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