Tehran, March 20, 2026 (AFP) - Supreme leader says Iran dealt enemies 'dizzying blow'

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2026-03-20

Iran's Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Friday the country had dealt its enemies a "dizzying blow" in the war with the United States and Israel, as fresh blasts hit Tehran on the first day of the Persian New Year festival. Israel accused Tehran of an "attack on the holy sites" of Jerusalem, after a blast blew a crater in the Old CIty a few hundred metres from the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Khamenei......

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