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Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles at Israel, Staged Tehran Rallies

6/9/2026

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Iran’s Islamic regime fired ballistic missiles at Israel Sunday night, the first direct strike since the April cease-fire.
State media broadcast crowds in Tehran and Kermanshah honking horns, waving Iranian and Hezbollah flags and shouting “Allahu Akbar,” while inflation rose to 77.2 % and goods prices jumped 113 % between April 21 and May 20.
Security analyst Roger Macmillan said the rallies were a managed display by regime loyalists rather than genuine popular support.

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Iran’s Islamic regime fired ballistic missiles at Israel Sunday night, the first direct strike since the April cease-fire.
State media broadcast crowds in Tehran and Kermanshah honking horns, waving Iranian and Hezbollah flags and shouting “Allahu Akbar,” while inflation rose to 77.2 % and goods prices jumped 113 % between April 21 and May 20.
Security analyst Roger Macmillan said the rallies were a managed display by regime loyalists rather than genuine popular support.