Women affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they stand during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Volunteers in combat gear, crowds waving flags and displays of military hardware filled Tehran as hundreds of thousands joined a government-organized rally after months of war.
Shiite clerics carrying rifles march during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard steps on mock coffins draped in Israeli and U.S. flags while holding a banner reading “Down with USA” during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they march beneath a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in crosshairs and reading “We will kill” during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard march through Revolution Square during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they participate in the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is waved in front of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, third from left, and other officials during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)An armed Shiite cleric rides aboard a military vehicle past a billboard depicting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women draped in Iranian flags march during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman with her face covered carries a rifle as she marches with other armed women and children carrying toy guns during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Uniformed participants carry a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and three portraits of his late father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and other participants march through Revolution Square during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women watch the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade as one raises her fist in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Armed personnel affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard take part in the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military exercise in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard salutes while riding on a float displaying drones during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A man holding an Iranian flag peers through an opening in a curtain during the state-organized “Janfada,” or “Sacrifice for Iran,” military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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