— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 What was Iran's reaction to the September 11 attacks?

The morning following 9/11, thousands of Iranians gathered in the streets of the capital Tehran to hold a candlelight vigil for the victims. According to eyewitnesses, the vigil lasted for several miles.

At Tehran's largest soccer stadium, a crowd of 60,000 people observed a minute of silence and recited prayers for those killed, before the start of Iran's World Cup qualification match.

On the same day, the Iranian President at the time, Mohammad Khatami, said the following: 'On behalf of the Iranian people and the Islamic Republic of Iran, I denounce this terrorist act, which led to the killing of defenseless people, and I express my deepest sorrow and sympathy with the American people.'

The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also commented on the attack: 'Islam condemns the massacre of defenseless people, whether Muslim or Christian or others, anywhere and by any means. However, this act should not be used as a pretext to carry out any attack on Afghanistan, which will lead to another human tragedy.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NOTE: After the collapse of the World Trade Center, in which nearly 3,000 Americans died, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the 9/11 attacks ‘very good’ and said it would strengthen the bond between Israel and the United States

Reported in a New York Times article, archived and accessible here.

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇳 NEW: Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, decided to hold hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit

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Damn

NOTE: The attack was likely from Yemen, but Saudi Arabia blames it on Iraq so it doesn’t have to go through the humilitation of bombing Yemen and getting hit back 100x harder.

— 🇾🇪 WATCH: The Yemeni Armed Forces (Ansarallah) conduct their first naval patrols in Bab Al-Mandab, monitoring shipping in the strait

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Multiple Saudi airstrikes against Mokha, Dhubab, Jabal Al-Nar, and the island of Mayyun

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— 🇾🇪 NEW: Massive crowds of Yemenis gather in the capital Sanaa to celebrate Ansarallah’s successful campaign on the western coast

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Large amounts of newly arrived Saudi reinforcements, including armored vehicles, trucks, and mercenaries have been targeted in eastern Al-Jawf Governorate with ballistic missiles – Saba News

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Initial reports that large convoys of Saudi-backed PLC forces are preparing to withdraw from Marib city towards Hadramawt

Cannot currently be confirmed.

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Ansarallah is engaging in fierce clashes with Saudi-backed forces north of Marib

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: Initial reports of clashes between the SDF (Kurds) and Syrian government forces in Kobani

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: Local Kurds and SDF supporters are storming the Syrian security forces HQ in Kobani

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 CONFIRMED: At least some Saudi-backed PLC forces are evacuating from Marib

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