People take to the streets in a show of support for Palestinians.
On Friday, millions of Iranians marched on Al-Quds Day, an annual event through which the Persian nation expresses solidarity with the Palestinian people and opposes Israeli control of Jerusalem.
The commemoration, first established in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is held each year on the last Friday of the Ramadan, a date that varies according to the Islamic lunar calendar.
Despite the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, citizens are participating in Al-Quds Day in nearly all cities across the country. In Tehran, rallies began taking shape as people gathered on ten designated routes that converged toward the central areas of the capital.
Participants carried banners, chanted slogans, and expressed their support for the Palestinians, while voicing their opposition to the U.S.-Israeli hostility toward Iran.
Senior Iranian officials present at the march included Mohammad Mokhber, an advisor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; Ahmadreza Radan, the chief of police; Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran; Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council; Alireza Zakani, the mayor of Tehran; and Sattar Hashemi, the communications minister.
During the march, explosions were heard near Enghelab Square after the protest had already begun. Despite the sound of explosions in the background, people in Tehran remained steadfast and expressed their support for Palestine.
In fact, the demonstrators responded with religious slogans and chants in support of Palestine, in addition to cries of “Allahu Akbar” and slogans denouncing the U.S. and Israel. Authorities emphasized that these expressions of support are part of a national tradition of solidarity with Palestine.
The 2026 Al-Quds Day comes at a time when Iran has been attacked by the United States and Israel and is defending its territory, which has intensified the demonstrators’ rejection of the Zionist regime and its imperialist ally.
“Al-Quds” is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, meaning “The Holy,” reflecting the city’s deep religious significance to Muslims as the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam.
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Sources: IRNA – Aljazeera – Wanna
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