Palestine Square Countdown Clock
digital clock in Tehran, Iran
Palestine Square Countdown Clock (Persian: ساعت شمار میدان فلسطین) is a digital clock located in Tehran's Palestine Square, Iran. The clock counts down the putative days to the predicted destruction of the state of Israel. It was unveiled on Quds Day in June 2017.
History and installation
In June 2017, coinciding with the annual Quds Day rallies, Iran unveiled a large digital clock in Palestine Square. The clock was programmed to count down from 8,411 days, corresponding to a 2015 statement by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who predicted that "Israel won't exist in 25 years". He claimed in his statement that there will be nothing left of the Jewish state by 2040. The statement was made in the aftermath of a September 2015 nuclear deal that had a timeline of 25 years to complete. He predicted that it would not take that long for Israel to cease existing. Protesters annually chant "Death to Israel". The installation was part of a much broader demonstration involving over a million participants, where anti-Israel slogans and imagery were prominently featured.
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