Iran’s leaders and top generals marked Quds day with thousands of Iranians marching in the capital Tehran on Friday, railing against Israel and evoking the Jewish state’s destruction.
Iran has been marking the day, the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, since the start of its 1979 Islamic Revolution led by the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
This was the first time such marches were held since before the coronavirus pandemic. Iran claims the event is an occasion to express support for the Palestinians.
Demonstrators chanted the “death to Israel,” and “death to America,” slogans. Demonstrators also set fire to American, British and Israeli flags, as ballistic missiles were put on display.
