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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Wearing Revolutionary Guard uniforms, Iranian lawmakers chant ‘Death to America! Death to Israel!’
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Dressed in the uniform of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian lawmakers are led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in a chant of “Death to America! Death to Israel!”
The chant comes as Iran declares the armies of European nations “terror groups” following the EU decision to designate the IRGC as such.
חברי הפרלמנט באיראן, כולל היו"ר קאליבף, עלו על מדי משמרות המהפכה כדי לעשות שופוני בישיבת מועצת השורא בטהראן, נוסף לקריאות קצובות "מוות לאמריקה! מוות לישראל" pic.twitter.com/dIEkdTw4El
— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) February 1, 2026
Set up after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution to protect the Shiite clerical ruling system, the IRGC has great sway in the country, controlling swaths of the economy and armed forces. The IRGC is also in charge of Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
The Times of Israel Community.