00:03Iranians have celebrated the annual fire festival despite military attacks from
00:08Israel and the United States and the Islamic Republic's prohibition of
00:13fireworks. Reza Pallavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, called on
00:19citizens to hold the celebrations while urging the US and Israel to protect
00:25Iranians from Iranian security forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called
00:32the people to celebrate, saying Israel was watching over them from above. In videos
00:38recorded in Tehran, security forces can be seen entering an apartment complex with
00:44a large convoy of vehicles while chanting slogans and gunshots can be heard.
00:54Chahar Shanbe Suri is an ancient Persian festival held on the last Wednesday of the year. It
01:01involves jumping over fire to burn away negativity and start the new year positively. In recent years,
01:08the Islamic Republic has consistently opposed the celebrations and young Iranians often use the
01:14occasion to express their discontent with the regime's policies.
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