Iranians hold Eid prayers as Mideast war rages

Thousands of Muslims hold Eid al-Fitr prayers in Iran to mark the end of the Ramadan fast against the backdrop of the Middle East war, state television footage shows.

Iran, a majority-Shia nation, marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a day after most other Muslim countries, which are mainly Sunni.

At dawn, a crowd of worshipers gathered at central Tehran’s Imam Khomeini grand mosque, named after the founder of the Islamic Republic.

For lack of space, many worshipers followed the prayer outside, with state television showing images of crowded areas around the mosque, despite the risk of strikes.

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The Iranian capital has come under near-daily bombardment since a joint US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28, killing top officials, including the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader.

Overnight strikes again targeted several districts of Tehran and its outskirts, as well as the central city of Isfahan, according to the Fars news agency.

Iranian television also shows prayer gatherings elsewhere in the country, including in Arak in the center, Zahedan in the southeast and the western city of Abadan.