Tens of thousands gather in Iraq in support of Iran

Thousands of Iraqis have gathered for Friday prayers in Baghdad’s Sadr City, chanting against the US and Israel amid the attacks on Iran, according to footage posted online, reports Al Jazeera.

Sadr City, also known as Revolution City, is a suburb of the Iraqi capital and has an estimated population of more than one million, mostly Shia Muslims.

The area was named after the populist Shia and militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, who is known as a close ally of Iran’s ruling religious leaders and a fierce US critic.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Iranian taking to the streets and marching in solidarity to express their anger over the Israeli attacks, despite the ongoing strikes.

There were striking scenes at Friday prayers at the University of Tehran. People were chanting, waving flags of Iran, Palestine and Hezbollah.

Many chants saying they supported Iran’s retaliatory actions.