Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war began
Officials said more than 600,000 volunteers registered for military training as the Basij vowed similar rallies in other Iranian cities.
- 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 rallies masses for largest show of defiance against U.S. since war began
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians pledged their readiness to take up arms and defend the country in the largest government-organized rally since the war began. Estimates vary on how many signed up to receive limited military training
Tehran. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians demonstrated yesterday in this capital in a show of resistance organized by the government after almost seven months of conflict and pledged to take up arms, in the greatest demonstration of this kind since the beginning of the war by the United States and Israel, last February.
Thousands attend Iran's biggest government-organized rally
CAIRO — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
Largest mobilization since US and Israeli strikes – Tehran shows military power amid sanctions and crisis
Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Iran
“Rifle-toting supporters of Iran’s theocracy poured into the streets of Tehran on Friday in a defiant display of military power, as diplomatic efforts to end the war with the U.S. stagnate and economic frustration mounts,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Massive crowds of men and women joined the government-organized rally, waving Iranian flags while chanting […]
Cairo, 18 Sep 2026 Lusaka) - Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered today in Tehran to declare that they are ready to take up arms, in a military campaign organized by the Government, the largest of its kind in the Islamic Republic since the beginning of the Israeli-American air offensive.
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