In Photos | Iranians Rally In Show Of Defiance As War Deepen Economic Pressure

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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

Iranians rally hundreds of thousands
Women affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they march beneath a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in crosshairs and reading "We will kill" during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Tehran military rally 2026
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
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Iran government-organized demonstration
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
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Janfaday-e Iran rally
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
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Sacrifice for Iran campaign
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
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Janfaday-e Iran rally
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
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Iran rally biggest show of defiance since war began
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
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Iran military training drive volunteer registration
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
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Hundreds of thousands rally in Tehran
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
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Hossein Taeb Basij speech Friday
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
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Middle East Conflict
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
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Tehran pro-government demonstration
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
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Iran show of defiance 2026
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
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Hundreds of thousands rally Iran
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
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Hundreds of thousands rally Iran
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
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Iran military support rally
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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