Iran’s president made a rare public appearance for Al-Quds Day in video released on Friday (March 13), walking along a street in Tehran as the Israeli military said it had launched strikes across the city.Masoud Pezeshkian greeted people on the street, posing for selfie photos and shaking hands. Reuters verified the location from the buildings, the road layout and the shopfronts seen in the video, which matched file and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the video was recorded could not be verified independently, but Iranian media footage and other verified videos show that a pro-government rally happened in Tehran on March 13. No older versions of the video were found posted online before March 13.
Show more
