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Newlyweds ride in pickup trucks during a mass wedding ceremony for the "Janfada" campaign in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026.

Video. Tehran mass wedding turns military vehicles into bridal cars

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Tehran stages a mass wedding where brides and grooms ride in decorated military vehicles, mixing celebration, symbolism and state messaging.

Iran staged a mass wedding ceremony in Tehran that used military vehicles as bridal cars, with brides and grooms driven through streets decorated with balloons and flowers as crowds cheered.

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The event brought together more than 100 couples at Imam Hussein Square, part of a larger government-backed ceremony involving around 1,000 couples across the city.

Alongside the celebrations, the convoy carried political symbolism, with portraits of Iran’s leaders displayed on the vehicles and a lilac missile visible near the stage.

The mix of wedding ritual, patriotic imagery and public ceremony gave the event both a social and political dimension.

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