Iran Holds Pro-Government Rallies Amid Wave Of Protests

Annual nationwide pro-government rallies took place across Iran on December 30 amid large economic protests in several cities sparked by a surge in prices for basic food supplies. State television showed a rally in the capital, Tehran, and marchers carrying banners in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran's second largest city, Mashhad. (Reuters/IRINN)