Khaled Mashal Reportedly Becomes Hamas Leader After Sinwar's Death

Khaled Mashal Reportedly Becomes Hamas Leader After Sinwar's Death

File photo dated February 20, 2006 shows Palestinian exiled political leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal in Tehran, Iran. Following Yahya Sinwar's assassination, senior Hamas official Khaled Mashal has reportedly become a de facto leader, responsible for negotiations on hostages. Sources indicate that Mashal will act as the interim leader, overseeing communications with key stakeholders involved in negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iranians Cast Votes For Presidential Election - Tehran

Iranians Cast Votes For Presidential Election - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Ayatollah casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran on June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election started at 8 a.m. (0430 GMT) on Friday, after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated October 10, 2006 of (L-R) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(L) delivers a speech under the watchful eyes of Hassan Khomeini(C-L), Hashemi Rafsanjani(C-R) and the late founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), as Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, listens on during a meeting of the country's top officials with the latter in Tehran. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated October 10, 2006 of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech under the watchful eyes of and the late founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , as Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, listens on during a meeting of the country's top officials with the latter in Tehran. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Millions of Iranians mark Islamic Revolution victory through nationwide rallies

STORY: Millions of Iranians mark Islamic Revolution victory through nationwide rallies DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of rally in TehranSOUNDBITE (Persian): ALIREZA MORADADZADEH, Tehran residentvarious of rally in Tehran STORYLINE: Millions of people across Iran took to the streets on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the victory of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The rallies were held in the capital Tehran as well as 1,400 Iranian cities and 38,000 villages, the report said. Along the rallies' routes, people waved Iran's flags, and carried photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, late founder of the Islamic Republic Ruhollah Khomeini and late Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States in 2020 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The people also chanted slogans in support of the country and condemnation of the United States and Israe