# Hundreds of thousands in Iran pledge readiness to take up arms

https://mins.news/en/video/64914

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-18 21:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_l1Xtr92RI

> Hundreds of thousands of Iranians joined a government-organized rally Friday, pledging to take up arms in a defiant display after months of war. It was the largest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.

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