Deadly explosion rocks Iran as leaders gathering in show of defiance
Deadly explosions rocked Tehran close to a pro-province gathering attended by top representatives on Friday, as Israel and Iran unleashed fresh
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Deadly explosion rocks Iran as leaders gathering in show of defiance
Deadly explosions rocked Tehran close to a pro-province gathering attended by top representatives on Friday, as Israel and Iran unleashed fresh strikes in a conflict that has ignited the Middle East and threatens to torpedo the world market.
Since erupting on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran , the conflict has cascaded throughout the zone, drawn in senior officer international states, and sparked a senior officer oil shock.
AFP journalists in Tehran documented loud blasts over the metro skies, as Israel’s legal defence team stated it had hit more than 200 targets in western and central Iran in the past day.
Black smoke rises following an airstrike, as Iranians take part in the Al-Quds Day gathering, a commemoration in backing of the Palestinian individuals on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran on Public demonstration 13, 2026. — AFP Iran’s province press stated at least one woman was killed when blasts hit an area near a general demonstration, where large crowds had gathered waving flags and brandishing banners reading “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.
“These attacks are out of fear, out of desperation,” stated Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Global protection body, who attended the gathering to mark Quds Day.
“One who is strong wouldn’t explosive demonstrations at all. It’s clear that it (the enemy) has failed,” stated Larijani in a address broadcast on province TV.
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