The demonstrations came as Israel and Iran exchanged attacks; Israel struck Iranian missile sites overnight, prompting retaliatory missile fire from Iran.
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon on Friday following midday prayers, expressing anger at Israel amid escalating conflict.
In Tehran, crowds chanted “Death to Israel” and “Death to America,” burning flags and waving images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian cities like Tabriz and Mashhad also saw similar rallies.
The demonstrations came as Israel and Iran exchanged attacks; Israel struck Iranian missile sites overnight, prompting retaliatory missile fire from Iran.
In Iraq’s Sadr City, supporters of Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr gathered in burial shrouds, a symbol of martyrdom, and torched Israeli and U.S. flags. Protests also erupted in Basra and Najaf.
In Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, demonstrators pledged allegiance to Khamenei, honoring slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Despite its losses in a recent war with Israel, Hezbollah has privately signaled it will not enter the current Iran-Israel conflict, according to Lebanese and Western officials.
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