Iranians Hold Massive Rallies in Support of Palestine on Quds Day
People took to the streets in Tehran and other cities and towns across the country to reiterate their solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn the Zionists’ continued occupation of Palestinian lands.
High-ranking Iranian official, including President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, and Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani were among the participants in the huge rally in Tehran.
The demonstrators chanted slogans against the Tele Aviv regime and its main supporter, the United States, and burned the flag of Israel.
They carried banners reading, among others, "Death to Israel”, "Death to America”, "8411 Days to Annihilation of Israel”, "Death to Al Saud”, "Palestine Is Part of Islam”, and "Quds Belongs to Muslims”.
The demonstrates in Tehran also commemorated the martyrs of the recent terrorist attack in the city, which was claimed by the Daesh terrorist group.
Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Rouhani said "the message of Quds Day is that of hatred towards the occupying and usurping regime as well as support for the oppressed nation” of Palestine.
He underlined the importance of this year’s Quds Day "given the presence of terrorists in the region, who are backed by Israel,” adding people are determined to cleanse the region of Tel Aviv-backed terrorists.
Rouhani said the high turnout in the demonstrations also serves as a response to the United States, which has recently been seeking to pile pressure on Iran by tightening its sanctions.
The International Quds Day is an annual event during which demonstrators express their solidarity with the Palestinian people and opposition to the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the Zionist regime of Israel.
The day is seen as the legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini (RA), who in 1979 officially declared the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as International Quds Day.
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