Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani has openly attended a mass rally in Tehran, dismissing the latest Israeli-US attacks on the capital as being “out of desperation”, AFP reports.

“These attacks are out of fear, out of desperation. One who is strong wouldn’t bomb demonstrations at all. It’s clear that it has failed,” Larijani told state TV while marching for the annual Quds Day rally in support of the Palestinian cause.