US EditionIran’s Fire Festival Becomes a Test of Nerve for a Regime at War
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Security forces in Iran fired overnight (Tuesday) at residents of the capital Tehran who were celebrating the "Syrian Cheharshanba" holiday. In the footage that was circulated online, gunfire can be heard at residents celebrating the traditional fire festival. The footage can be heard exploding, and revelers can be seen fleeing in all directions. Iranian Muslim clerics have come out against the custom of celebrating the holiday, in light of its…
Iranians Defy Regime Threats, Celebrate Ancient Fire Festival with Monarchist Chants
Iranians Defy Regime Threats, Celebrate Ancient Fire Festival with Monarchist Chants On March 17, 2026, crowds across Tehran, Karaj, and other cities gathered for Chaharshanbe Suri, the pre-Islamic Zoroastrian tradition of leaping over bonfires to cast off misfortune and welcome renewal before Nowruz. Despite heavy regime warnings, internet blackouts, arrests, and reports of gunfire, Iranians […] The post Iranians Defy Regime Threats, Celebrate …
Chahar-Shanba-e-Suri (Red Wednesday) is an ancient Iranian holiday celebrated on the eve of the fourth day (Eve) of the Persian year. The central custom is lighting bonfires and jumping over them. Beyond the meaning of the victory of light over darkness, the holiday has become, since the Islamic Revolution, a clear political symbol of Persian national identity in the face of the regime's Islamic religious ideology. Tensions surrounding the celeb…
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