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WATCH: Tehran Square erupts as Iran announces its missile operation against Israel
As soon as the military operation was announced, state-backed organizers and local crowds flooded Tehran’s major thoroughfares. The atmosphere was a mix of calculated state optics and intense nationalist fervor.
The Symbolism: Crowds waved massive Iranian national flags alongside prominent yellow Hezbollah flags, explicitly tying the missile operation to the broader "Axis of Resistance" and the ongoing front in Lebanon.
The Rhetoric: Footage broadcast by regional networks and circulating on social media showed dense crowds chanting traditional anti-Israel and anti-American slogans, celebrating what state media framed as a decisive blow against Israeli territory.
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