Iran-US war latest: Tehran holds huge pro-regime march in defiance of Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat– www.independent.co.uk

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on Friday in the largest state-organised demonstration since the war began in February.

Marching in combat uniforms, participants pledged readiness to take up arms under “Janfaday-e Iran” (“Those who sacrifice their lives for Iran”) – a government campaign to train citizens with assault rifles to reinforce the Revolutionary Guard and Basij militia.

Officials claim over 600,000 volunteers have registered, aiming to train over 1 million.

The rally featured military hardware displays – including anti-aircraft batteries and drones – as leaders sought to project national unity amid a crippling US naval blockade.