{"id":2579564,"date":"2026-03-13T14:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-iranian-officials-stroll-tehran-streets-before-midday-explosion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:32:33","slug":"top-iranian-officials-stroll-tehran-streets-before-midday-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-iranian-officials-stroll-tehran-streets-before-midday-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Iranian officials stroll Tehran streets before midday explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-iranian-officials-stroll-tehran-streets-before-midday-explosion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Top Iranian officials,including President Masoud Pezeshkian,Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi,and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani,appeared at a pro-Palestinian Quds Day march in Tehran before an explosion interrupted the event on March 13,2026. The origin of the blast and any casualties were not instantly known, but no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-education-department-has-closer-ties-to-crt-group-than-they-admit\/\" title=\"REPORT: Biden\u2019s Education Department Has Closer Ties To CRT Group Than They Admit\">high-ranking officials<\/a> were reported harmed, and Police Chief Ahmad-Reza Radan praised the crowd\u2019s resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not march publicly; officials say he was injured in a strike but remains in good health, and his first address was read by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-fries-west-begins-scrubbing-russia-from-cultural-sphere\/\" title=\"Freedom Fries: West Begins Scrubbing Russia from Cultural Sphere\">state media broadcaster<\/a>. He has not provided visible proof of life since taking the position.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-calls-for-investigation-after-cuba-reports-killing-four-on-us-boat\/\" title=\"Florida calls for investigation after Cuba reports killing four on US boat\">incident unfolds amid<\/a> a broader U.S.-Iranian and Israeli campaign described as Operation Epic Fury and, separately, Operation Roaring Lion, with Washington suggesting the conflict will continue until Iran no longer poses a military threat. The White House has declined to define a final win condition,while Iranian opposition figures,such as Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi,advocate for regime change. The Pentagon has also declined to release U.S. casualty counts in the Middle East.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top Iranian officials stroll Tehran streets at rally before midday explosion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2530901\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Multiple high-ranking leaders of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Islamic Republic of Iran<\/a>, including the president, walked about the streets of Tehran for a pro-Palestinian rally before explosions erupted at the event.<\/p>\n<p>President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani were among the half-dozen officials who poked their heads out for the al-Quds Day march on Friday before the festivities were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/large-blast-reported-at-site-of-quds-day-demonstration-in-tehran\/\">interrupted by attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491199\/cuba-dictator-talk-us-trump-friendly-takeover\/\">Cuban president confirms talks with US after Trump promises &#8216;friendly takeover&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490994\/iran-war-enters-next-phase-destroying-entire-missile-supply-chain-pete-hegseth\/\">Iran war enters next phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >destroying entire missile supply chain<\/a>: Hegseth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491147\/cnn-amplifying-iran-regime-joe-concha\/\">CNN is &#8216;amplifying&#8217; the Iranian regime: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Larijani blamed the explosion on the United States, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-889858\">telling<\/a> state media: &ldquo;[President Donald] Trump doesn&rsquo;t understand that the Iranian nation is a mature, strong, and determined one. As American pressure grows, the nation&rsquo;s determination will strengthen. The Zionist regime&rsquo;s attacks towards the march is a sign of its hopelessness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Quds Day march in Tehran, Iran, on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Hassan Ghaedi\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The origin of the explosion and the casualties of the attack are not yet known, but no high-ranking officials have been reported as harmed.<\/p>\n<p>Chief of Police Ahmad-Reza Radan, who was present for the march, considered the attack and Iranian bystanders&rsquo; responses a testament to the regime supporters&rsquo; commitment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people came today to tell the enemy &mdash; we are not afraid of you. The people responded to the sound of the explosion with shouts of &lsquo;Allahu Akbar.&rsquo; Before the eyes of the frustrated enemy, the nation will not leave the site, and victory nears.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably absent from the march was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4485445\/mojtaba-khamenei-profile-iran-supreme-leader\/\">Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, who was elected to the position to replace his assassinated father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>The new ayatollah has not appeared in public or produced proof of life since his ascension. Iranian officials have acknowledged that he sustained injuries in a strike but assert that he remains in good health.<\/p>\n<p>He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4489443\/mojtaba-khamenei-first-statement-not-on-camera\/\">issued his first address<\/a> as supreme leader on Thursday, read by a state media newscaster. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran has plenty of cameras and plenty of voice recorders. Why a written statement? I think you know why? His father&rsquo;s dead, he&rsquo;s scared, he&rsquo;s injured, he&rsquo;s on the run, and he lacks legitimacy. It&rsquo;s a mess for them,&rdquo; U.S. Secretary of War <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> speculated on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday explosions occurred on the 14th day of &ldquo;Operation Epic Fury,&rdquo; the U.S. campaign to overthrow the Islamic Republic. Simultaneously, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> is coordinating strikes with the U.S. military as part of its own &ldquo;Operation Roaring Lion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Quds Day march in Tehran, Iran, on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Hassan Ghaedi\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ultimate goal of the U.S.-Israeli campaign remains somewhat vague. <\/p>\n<p>The White House has at various times attempted to define what a win condition would look like, but ultimately maintains that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4488508\/trump-evolving-stance-iran-unconditional-surrender\/\">the conflict will continue until<\/a> Trump &ldquo;determines that the goals of Operation Epic Fury, including for Iran to no longer pose a military threat, have been fully realized.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi &mdash; the son of the last shah of Iran &mdash; is waiting patiently on the sidelines for the regime to collapse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On the very first day after the fall of the Islamic Republic, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi will announce that the constitution of the regime will be completely dissolved,&rdquo; Leila Bahmany, a legal adviser to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-crown-prince-urges-military-to-rebel-join-resistance\/\" title=\"Iranian ... urges military to rebel, join resistance\">crown prince&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Iran Prosperity Project, said in an interview posted to social media on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4490948\/pentagon-declines-share-us-casualty-count-middle-east\/\">PENTAGON DECLINES TO SHARE US CASUALTY COUNT IN MIDDLE EAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pahlavi continues to issue directives to would-be defectors within the Iranian government, pleading with them to abandon their posts and cease working for the regime.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has maintained that while the crown prince seems &ldquo;very nice,&rdquo; he is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4476674\/trump-regime-insider-more-appropriate-lead-iran-than-reza-pahlavi\/\">not convinced<\/a> the would-be shah has sufficient support within the country to form an effective government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tehran rally attended by Iranian leaders before blasts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2579565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2265771867.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[15368,3823,3638,21929],"class_list":["post-2579564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-explosion","tag-iran","tag-officials","tag-tehran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2265771867.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579568,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579564\/revisions\/2579568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}