A billboard depicting Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, former deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hassan Nasrallah, former leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, and Ismail Haniyeh, former head of Hamas, is visible in Tehran, Iran, on October 18, 2024. Photo Majid Asgaripour/REUTERS FILE PHOTO: A billboard with a picture of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) late deputy commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, Lebanon's late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is displayed in Tehran, Iran, October 18, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
Thousands of worshippers in Iran took part Saturday, despite the risk of bombings, in prayers marking Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to state television images.
In Iran, a predominantly Shiite country, Ramadan ended one day later than in most Sunni-majority countries. From dawn, crowds of believers gathered in central Tehran for prayers at the Grand Imam Khomeini Mosque.
Due to limited space, many followed the prayers outside, with state television showing the mosque’s surroundings packed, despite regular bombings in Tehran.
Similar scenes were reported elsewhere in the country, particularly in Arak, Zahedan and Abadan, according to Iranian television footage.
Strikes again targeted several neighborhoods of Tehran and its outskirts from Friday night into Saturday, as well as the major city of Isfahan, according to the Fars news agency.
This year, the last day of Ramadan coincides with Nowruz, the Persian New Year, taking place in a somber atmosphere as Iran has been under Israeli-American bombing since late February.
The conflict, which entered its fourth week on Saturday, has been dubbed the “Ramadan war” by the Islamic Republic.
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