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Iranians lift flags and chant during a rally protesting the US attack on Iran in Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 22, 2025. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned US strikes on nuclear sites on June 22, saying in his first response that the attack revealed Washington was "behind" Israel's military campaign in the Islamic republic.

Iranians lift flags and chant during a rally protesting the US attack on Iran in Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 22, 2025. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned US strikes on nuclear sites on June 22, saying in his first response that the attack revealed Washington was "behind" Israel's military campaign in the Islamic republic.

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