Egypt Daily News – In a powerful show of unity and defiance, tens of thousands of Iranians gathered on Sunday in Tehran’s iconic Enghelab (Revolution) Square to protest the recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The rally, which included the participation of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, marked the largest public demonstration since the escalation of military tensions earlier this month.
According to local media and Anadolu Agency reporters on the ground, the demonstrators waved Iranian flags, carried portraits of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was directly threatened by U.S. officials and chanted slogans such as, “We will fight, we will die, but we will never surrender.”
President Pezeshkian joined the rally in person, walking among the crowd and receiving a warm reception from citizens visibly emotional and energized by his presence. His participation signaled the government’s endorsement of public resistance amid heightened nationalistic sentiment.
Capital Slowly Returns to Life Amid Fear of War
While tensions remain high, signs of normalcy have begun returning to Tehran following a chaotic weekend marked by air raid sirens, power outages, and mass departures from the capital. Shops that had shuttered out of fear of further attacks began reopening, and many residents who had fled the city in recent days started returning.
Despite the calm, concerns persist over the possibility of further military confrontation following the dramatic U.S. intervention early Sunday. President Donald Trump announced that American aircraft had carried out “a highly successful operation” targeting three of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. He stated on Truth Social that U.S. bombers dropped “a full payload of bombs” on the targets and exited Iranian airspace “safely.”
The Tipping Point: A Regional Conflict in the Making
The demonstration comes amid the most serious military clash between Israel and Iran in decades. Since June 13, Israel has launched sustained attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, missile sites, top commanders, and nuclear scientists. Tehran responded with a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones aimed deep inside Israeli territory, escalating what was once a shadow conflict into open confrontation.
Sunday’s protests in Tehran underscored the mounting anger among Iranians toward both Washington and Tel Aviv — as well as a renewed sense of national solidarity. As flags waved and chants echoed through the capital, the message from the Iranian public was clear: the country will not be intimidated into submission.
With both sides now firmly entrenched, and the region teetering on the brink, the world watches anxiously to see whether diplomacy can regain traction — or whether the confrontation will spiral into a wider war.
