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Thousands gathered in Tehran on Friday as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prepared to lead Friday prayers and give a rare sermon.
Footage shows worshippers at the Imam Khomeini Mosque, carrying Hezbollah flags and pictures of the late leader Hassan Nasrallah, while chanting slogans condemning Israel and the United States. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials can be seen.
It was dubbed the 'Friday of Victory' prayer in tribute to Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli raid on Beirut's southern suburbs last Friday.
Khamenei will deliver part of his speech in Arabic to the Lebanese and Palestinian people.
Iran launched a wave of missile attacks on Israel on Tuesday, which it said was in retaliation for the deaths of the Nasrallah and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) commander Major General Abbas Nilforoushan, as well as the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
Khamenei previously vowed to respond to Haniyeh's assassination - which Israel has never commented on - and criticised Nasrallah's assassination, saying that “the fate of this region will be decided by the resistance forces, led by Hezbollah.”
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran had made a 'big mistake' and warned of 'consequences' for the strikes, while US President Joe Biden, who admitted his military had assisted in shooting down some of the rockets, called the assault 'defeated and ineffective'.
Thousands gather in Tehran as Ayatollah Khamenei leads Friday prayers
Thousands gathered in Tehran on Friday as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prepared to lead Friday prayers and give a rare sermon.
Footage shows worshippers at the Imam Khomeini Mosque, carrying Hezbollah flags and pictures of the late leader Hassan Nasrallah, while chanting slogans condemning Israel and the United States. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials can be seen.
It was dubbed the 'Friday of Victory' prayer in tribute to Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli raid on Beirut's southern suburbs last Friday.
Khamenei will deliver part of his speech in Arabic to the Lebanese and Palestinian people.
Iran launched a wave of missile attacks on Israel on Tuesday, which it said was in retaliation for the deaths of the Nasrallah and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) commander Major General Abbas Nilforoushan, as well as the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
Khamenei previously vowed to respond to Haniyeh's assassination - which Israel has never commented on - and criticised Nasrallah's assassination, saying that “the fate of this region will be decided by the resistance forces, led by Hezbollah.”
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran had made a 'big mistake' and warned of 'consequences' for the strikes, while US President Joe Biden, who admitted his military had assisted in shooting down some of the rockets, called the assault 'defeated and ineffective'.
No Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations
Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian /Iran International TV
Thousands gathered in Tehran on Friday as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prepared to lead Friday prayers and give a rare sermon.
Footage shows worshippers at the Imam Khomeini Mosque, carrying Hezbollah flags and pictures of the late leader Hassan Nasrallah, while chanting slogans condemning Israel and the United States. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials can be seen.
It was dubbed the 'Friday of Victory' prayer in tribute to Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli raid on Beirut's southern suburbs last Friday.
Khamenei will deliver part of his speech in Arabic to the Lebanese and Palestinian people.
Iran launched a wave of missile attacks on Israel on Tuesday, which it said was in retaliation for the deaths of the Nasrallah and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) commander Major General Abbas Nilforoushan, as well as the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
Khamenei previously vowed to respond to Haniyeh's assassination - which Israel has never commented on - and criticised Nasrallah's assassination, saying that “the fate of this region will be decided by the resistance forces, led by Hezbollah.”
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran had made a 'big mistake' and warned of 'consequences' for the strikes, while US President Joe Biden, who admitted his military had assisted in shooting down some of the rockets, called the assault 'defeated and ineffective'.