US, Iran trade threats as Tehran stages mass weddings for couples ready for 'sacrifice'

19/05/2026 18:26 France 24

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again, but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead. In the capital, Iranian authorities held mass public weddings 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. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.

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