Iran's Khamenei has rifle by side for rare sermon after attack on Israel
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a rare public sermon in Tehran on Friday, his first in nearly five years, while displaying a rifle by his side.
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- Published Date: 11:54 | 04 October 2024
- Modified Date: 11:55 | 04 October 2024
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had a rifle by his side as he addressed worshippers in Tehran in a rare public sermon Friday, days after Iran's missile attack on Israel.
Khamenei delivered the sermon -- his first in nearly five years - to thousands of worshippers carrying portraits of slain leaders of Iran's "axis of resistance" against Israel and the United States.
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