Iranian Women Attend Regime Rally in Tehran After U.S.-Israel Strike Kills Khamenei

Women in military fatigues and black chadors gathered on the edge of Enqelab Square in Tehran on a cool night, surrounded by hundreds waving Iran's green, white and red flag. Music blared from speakers as they received instructions on using high-powered weapons. A woman brandishing an AK-47 said, "In a combat zone, if I have cover, like a vehicle, a building, or a trench ...

She added, "We were deeply outraged. " The ABC received rare access to Iran in May on the condition that it remain in Tehran and work with a translator from a pre-approved local media company. Translations were independently verified for accuracy.

The first event the network was directed to was the pro-regime rally at Enqelab Square. -Israeli strike. He had served as Supreme Leader for almost 37 years. His son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, now rules.

Hundreds of people, most of them women, gather every night at a memorial site at the entrance of Khamenei senior's bombed-out compound. " She added, "Our leader gave us women freedom. He gave us women critical thought.

He taught us independence. And Trump killed him. " In April, President Donald Trump threatened to annihilate Iran, saying "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran agrees on a deal to end the war.

Human rights monitors estimate that more than 1,700 civilians have been killed in attacks on Iran alone since April. Among them were 120 children killed in the southern city of Minab when a suspected American Tomahawk missile struck their primary school. " She added, "Maybe it's because I have a child of that age myself.

Authorities have erected wall-sized photos of the dead children along busy roads in the capital. Najafizadeh said, "What I have witnessed in society is that it has had a very powerful impact. The deaths of the children of Minab showed many people the cruelty of the United States and Israel.