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TEHRAN, Sept 14 (AFP) - Around 200 young Tehranis held a silent, candle-lit gathering here Thursday to pay homage to the thousands of victims of the terror attacks in the United States, which is known in Iran as the "Great Satan." Many of the young Iranians wore black shirts in a sign of mourning during the unprecedented hour-long gathering. "We wanted to show our solidarity with the American people which is in pain," one of the demonstrators, 19-year-old Rostam, told AFP. "It's the first time in my life that I have been able to show such a feeling." Parissa, another Iranian born after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, said: "We feel close to the victims' families, but there is nothing political about this, nor is this any form of support for the American government. "This is a gesture towards the American people." Iran's main reformist party earlier Thursday condemned the string of deadly terror attacks in the United States and called for a "global campaign" against terrorism. "Tuesday's attacks achieved the greatest disaster that terrorism could inflict on humanity," the Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF) said, expressing sympathy with the victims' families. "The Iranian people, themselves victims of terrorist attacks, strongly share the grief of others," the IIPF said, referring to actions by the Islamic state's main armed opposition group, the Iraq-based People's Mujahedeen. However the party also criticised Washington "which supports the greatest sponsor of terrorism, Israel". It said the attacks in which the New York World Trade Center and parts of the Pentagon outside Washington were destroyed should lead to a "new global campaign against all types of terrorism." On Tuesday, Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami condemned the "terrorist" attacks and "expressed his deep sorrow and sympathy with the American nation." Iran is branded a supporter of terrorism by the United States, which has no diplomatic links with Tehran.
