TEHRAN – An epic memorial ceremony was held at a massive Tehran venue on Wednesday. There, thousands of civilians and several military officials gathered to announce that they were not opposed to the Zionist regime.
Israel killed about 935 people during the 12-day war with Iran. High-ranking military officials, nuclear scientists and civilians are among the victims. Tel Aviv called for a halt in combat on June 24 after Iran defeated a massive strip of Israeli cities.
Among the attendees at the Tehran ceremony, the Iranian military chief of staff was one of the first high-ranking officials to speak to reporters. “Marists were many great men and unparalleled men. It would probably not be easy to meet men such as martists, martists Salami, martists Rashid.” “These martists had fought for 45 years, but the enemy thought that the army would destroy the nervous system of the army without knowing that it was under the command of the commander (Ayatollah Khamenei).
Iran’s chairman Mohammad Bagh Gallibahu won the podium and said Israel would not have been able to fight Iran for 12 days without direct support from the US and other Western governments. He also said that Washington betrayed diplomacy the moment he decided to fund the Israeli war with Iran. “The Americans betrayed the negotiation table and attacked our country, but the consistent response of our army was rooted in national unity, and the enemy saw that this country was united in confronting the enemy,” he explained.
Iran and the United States engaged in five rounds of indirect talks on Iran’s nuclear program before the war. This was directly joined by attacking Iran’s nuclear sites on June 22. Analysts say President Donald Trump may have used negotiations as a cover-up.
Others who attended the ceremony were Iranian President Masuud Pezeshkian and advisers of the leadership of the Islamic revolution Ali Larijani. In a message posted to X, Pezeshkian said the Islamic Republic will continue to protect its people, territory and security in the face of foreign threats. “Iran is defending peace, but remains steadfast in protecting its people,” he wrote.