Iran's State Media Reports Mass Rally for 'Jan-Fada' Campaign in Tehran
IRNA says hundreds of thousands joined a nationwide campaign described as aimed at "defending the homeland."
Iran's state news agency IRNA reported that a large-scale rally began in Tehran on Tuesday as part of a national campaign called "Jan-Fada," which the agency described as aimed at defending the homeland.
According to IRNA, hundreds of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of the capital as the event got under way.
The report did not provide further details on the organizers of the campaign, its specific objectives, or the location and duration of the rally beyond identifying it as a "large-scale mass rally."
IRNA is Iran's official state-run news agency. The claims regarding the size and nature of the rally could not be independently verified.
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