..TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 5, 2025: Thousands of Iranians held a large-scale rally in Tehran on Saturday, July 5, in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid escalating tensions with the United States and Israel. The demonstration coincided with Tasua, a key observance in the Shiite mourning month of Muharram. After religious rituals at Tehran University Mosque, participants marched toward Khamenei’s residence on Palestine Street, waving Iranian flags and holding posters of the supreme leader. The crowd, which included university faculty, students, and citizens from various walks of life, chanted slogans such as “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” Israel attacked Iranian military and nuclear sites on June 13, and killed a number of the country’s commanders and top scientists, drawing retaliatory strikes. The US later entered the conflict, bombing three nuclear facilities in Iran. A US-sponsored cease-fire took effect on June 24.