News24 | Iran stages mass weddings for couples ready for war 'sacrifice'

19/05/2026 17:26 News 24

Iranian authorities held mass public weddings in Tehran for couples who signed up to a state-sponsored scheme declaring their readiness to sacrifice their lives in the war against the US and Israel.

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