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Tehran Rallies Hundreds of Thousands of Civilians to ‘Sacrifice Their Lives for Iran’: ‘We Have No Fear’

  • Hundreds of thousands attended a government-organized rally in Tehran urging civilians to join military training and prepare to “sacrifice their lives for Iran.”
  • Iranian state media estimated that more than 300,000 people attended, while General Hassan Hassanzadeh claimed that more than 600,000 had registered and over 1 million could eventually participate.
  • The event featured combat uniforms, Iranian flags, drones, and anti-aircraft systems, along with chants and flag-burning or trampling directed against the United States and Israel.
  • Basij leader Hossein Taeb said volunteers would prepare for “full-fledged defense,” while attendee Marzieh Afaghi told The Associated Press that Iranians had no fear.
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Cairo, 18 Sep 2026 Lusaka) - Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered today in Tehran to declare that they are ready to take up arms, in a military campaign organized by the Government, the largest of its kind in the Islamic Republic since the beginning of the Israeli-American air offensive.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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The 313,000-person exercise for Iran's sacrificers was held early this morning (Friday) with the participation of the Iranian sacrificers.

·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Mehr News Agency broke the news in Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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