“Death to Israel”: thousands of protesters in Iran celebrate “the punishment” inflicted with a massive attack

Thousands of people gathered on Saturday night in the main cities of the Will to celebrate and support the unprecedented attack launched against Israelthe sworn enemy of the Islamic Republic.

In Tehranprotesters gathered in the center Palestine Square shortly after the announcement of the launch of the attack by Guardians of the Revolutionthe country’s ideological army.

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“Death to Israel” and “death to the United States”, shouted the participants, repeating traditional slogans from the 1979 Islamic Revolution, noted an AFP journalist.

Many carried flags of Iran and Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah.

Iranian authorities, such as the supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, They had promised to “punish” Israel after blaming it for an attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which killed seven Iranian soldiers on April 1.

At the Palestine SquareA mural was opened featuring a torn Israeli flag with missiles in the background and a threatening slogan: “The next slap will be more violent.”

A brief rally was also held in front of the British embassy, ​​in the absence of American and Israeli diplomatic representations.

In Isfahan (center), people gathered around the general’s tomb Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the highest-ranking soldier of the seven Revolutionary Guards killed in the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Before the attacks on Saturday and Sunday, 43-year-old Iranian Maryam said she hoped a “compromise” could be reached to “prevent a war from starting and innocent people from dying”.

But others in Tehran wanted a stronger reaction from Iranian authorities.

“This time we must respond with more seriousness and determination”reacted Yussef, a 37-year-old worker.

Source: Elcomercio

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