Iranian State Media Reports Pro-Government Rallies in Rasht
Mehr News reported continued demonstrations in Rasht, in Iran's Gilan province, which it described as supportive of the Islamic Republic amid the country's conflict with Israel.
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Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency reported that residents of Rasht, the capital of Gilan province in northern Iran, held a rally on Wednesday night that the outlet described as expressing support for the country's Islamic Republic establishment.
According to the report, it marked the 212th consecutive night of such gatherings since February 28, a date the agency linked to the start of a conflict between Iran and Israel.
Mehr News did not provide an estimate of the number of participants or further details about the scale of the rally.
The report reflects Iranian state media's characterization of the gatherings; independent verification of the turnout or motivations of participants was not available in the source material.
Iran and Israel have been involved in an escalating conflict in recent months, with state and affiliated media on both sides offering differing characterizations of events.
Sources
- Pro-Islamic Establishment rallies in Rasht — Mehr News (Iran)
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