Iranian state media: Millions rallying locally, around the world for Quds Day

5 April 2024, 10:27 am 1 Edit

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 4, 2024, shows the supreme leader praying over the coffins of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's consular annex in Damascus, which Tehran blamed on Israel, ahead of their funeral procession. (Khamenei.ir/AFP)

Iran and its allies are commemorating Quds (Jerusalem) Day, which they have marked on the last Friday of Ramadan each year since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, claiming it as an occasion to express support for the Palestinians.

Iran’s Press TV, an English-language government mouthpiece, reports that millions of people are rallying around the world, with pro-Palestinian rallies being held at 2,000 locations around Iran.

A funeral ceremony is also being held in Tehran for several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Damascus that Iran has blamed on Israel.

Among those killed were the IRGC’s top commander in Syria, leading the Israeli military to go on high alert following Iranian vows of retaliation.

The IRGC is a US-designated terrorist organization.