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Defiance in Tehran as Khamenei makes look

By Editorial Board Published July 7, 2025 6 Min Read
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Defiance in Tehran as Khamenei makes look

They rose to their toes in ecstatic shock, shouting “heydar, heydar” – a Shia victory chant.

This was the primary public look of their supreme chief since Israel started attacking their nation.

He emerged throughout night prayers in his personal compound. He mentioned nothing however regarded stern and resolute as he waved to the group.

He has spent the final weeks sequestered in a bunker, it’s assumed, for his security following quite a few demise threats from Israel and the US.

His re-emergence suggests a return to normality and a way of defiance that now we have witnessed right here on the streets of Tehran too.

Earlier, we had filmed as males in black marched by means of the streets of the capital to the sound of mournful chants and the sluggish beat of drums, whipping their backs with metallic flails.

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This weekend they mark the Shia pageant of Ashura as they’ve for 14 centuries. However this 12 months has poignant significance for Iranians way over most.

The religious keep in mind the betrayal and demise of Imam Hussein as if it occurred yesterday. We filmed women and men weeping as they worshipped on the Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine in northern Tehran.

The armies of the Caliph Yazid killed the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad within the seventh-century Battle of Karbala.

Shiite Muslims mark the anniversary yearly and mirror on the advantage it celebrates, of resistance in opposition to oppression and injustice.

However extra so than ever within the wake of Israel and America’s assaults on their nation.

The story is considered one of prevailing over adversity and deception. A way of betrayal is keenly felt right here amongst individuals and officers.

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Many Iranians imagine they had been lured into pursuing diplomacy as a part of a ruse by the US.

Iran believed it was making diplomatic progress in talks with America it hoped may result in a deal. Then Israel launched its assaults and, as an alternative of condemning them, the US joined in.

Dying to Israel chants resounded exterior the mosque in skies which had been crammed for 12 days with the sounds of Israeli jets. There’s a renewed sense of defiance right here.

One man instructed us: “The lesson to be learned from Hussein is not to give in to oppression even if it is the most powerful force in the world.”

A lady was dismissive in regards to the US president. “I don’t think about Trump, nobody likes him. He always wants to attack too many countries.”

Footage on billboards close by draw a line between Imam Hussein’s story and present occasions. The seventh-century imam on horseback alongside pictures of contemporary missiles and drones from the current day.

Different big indicators keep in mind the lifeless. Iran says nearly 1,000 individuals had been killed within the strikes, a lot of them ladies and youngsters.

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Formally Iran is projecting defiance however not closing the door to diplomacy.

“We are very strong in defence and as state officials have announced, this time Israel will receive an even stronger response compared to previous times,” she mentioned.

“We hope that Israel will not make such a mistake.”

Israel had hoped its assaults may topple the Iranian management. That proved unfounded, the federal government is in management right here.

For a lot of Iranians, it appears fairly the other occurred – the 12-day battle has introduced them nearer collectively.

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