In Photos | Iranians Rally In Show Of Defiance As War Deepen Economic Pressure
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Friday in a government-organised demonstration of defiance, vowing to defend the country and take up arms if needed
Armed personnel affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard raise rifles as they march during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, third from left, and other officials watch as a women march during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Women draped in Iranian flags march during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Masked armed personnel affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they march during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Women affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they stand during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
A man holding an Iranian flag peers through an opening in a curtain during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard pull mock coffins draped in Israeli and U.S. flags as one holds a banner reading "Down with USA" during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
An armed Shiite cleric marches among members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Uniformed participants carry a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and three portraits of his late father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
An armed Shiite cleric rides aboard a military vehicle past a billboard depicting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
An armed Shiite cleric holds up a rifle as he rides aboard a military vehicle during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
A woman with her face covered carries a rifle as she marches with other armed women and children carrying toy guns during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Women affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they participate in the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and other participants march through Revolution Square during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
Shiite clerics carrying rifles march during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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