00:00Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Friday
00:04in a government-organized demonstration following months of conflict.
00:09It marks the largest such protest since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
00:15One demonstrator was opposed to the prospect of a peace deal with the U.S.
00:23These Trump comments that Iranians want a deal are just words.
00:26We have no negotiations with the murder of a martyred leader. No way.
00:30We have no negotiations with them. No deal. No peace.
00:34Tehran has sought to rally Iranians.
00:36Even as a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and new U.S. sanctions loom large.
00:41Some of those among the crowd insisted they were ready to fight in order to defend their country.
00:47I will fight them with this gun, even without guns, without faith in God.
00:51We'll certainly defeat them. It's God's will this nation will win.
00:59We're here to tell baby-killing Israeli and American enemies
01:02that we will support this revolution until the last drop of our blood.
01:07We will deal in more powerful slaps in the face.
01:10Building a nuclear bomb is the first step in realizing revenge for the martyred leader.
01:20The rally was also an opportunity for Tehran to show off military hardware,
01:24including drones that have been used against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
01:29Iranian officials have insisted that Iran will have full control over the strait.
01:37Iran will retain control of the Strait of Hormuz
01:40and any other straits with full strength.
01:45And we will force the enemy to leave this region.
01:50Iran has asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz
01:54since the start of the conflict,
01:55severely impacting the Gulf region's shipments of oil and natural gas
01:59to the rest of the world.
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