National and local leaders have been taken aback by the spirit and cohesion of marchers who vented their fury at government plans to crack down on future peaceful protests.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has staged a naval march near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf to mark the fifth anniversary of arrest of American forces trespassing on the country’s territorial waters.

A video clip goes viral on social media showing an Iraqi pilgrim repeatedly kissing and expressing affection toward a picture posted along the path of the Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi General Abu-Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were assassinated in a terrorist operation ordered by US President Donald Trump.