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TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 13: Smoke rises in the distance following an airstrike at the same time a Quds Day demonstration takes place on March 13, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. International Quds Day (which takes its name from the Arabic name for Jerusalem) is an annual pro-Palestinian event created in Iran in 1979 and held on the last Friday of Ramadan. Today's demonstration comes amid the continuing war between Iran and the United States and Israel. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 13: Smoke rises in the distance following an airstrike at the same time a Quds Day demonstration takes place on March 13, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. International Quds Day (which takes its name from the Arabic name for Jerusalem) is an annual pro-Palestinian event created in Iran in 1979 and held on the last Friday of Ramadan. Today's demonstration comes amid the continuing war between Iran and the United States and Israel. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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