SAEDNEWS: In a striking display of solidarity, Iranian schoolchildren reenacted Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah’s famed “vertical in, horizontal out” metaphor during their audience with the Supreme Leader.
According to Saed News, a group of pupils and university students staged a remarkable demonstration last year at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya in Tehran, drawing direct inspiration from a fiery address by Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah. As Nasrallah had exhorted that America’s foes would “enter vertically and return horizontally,” the young attendees choreographed synchronized movements—raising one arm skyward before sweeping it back low to the ground—to dramatize the notion of ultimate triumph over adversaries.
The assembly, held under the auspices of the Supreme Leader’s office, saw the participants seated before Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yet their gestures commanded the spotlight. “Their disciplined precision evoked both youthful zeal and a profound understanding of regional stakes,” remarked an attendee quoted by Saed News. Observers noted the contrast between the students’ orderly comportment and the charged symbolism of their performance.
While the exercise underscores Iran’s enduring narrative of resistance, it also reflects a calculated cultivation of nationalistic fervor among the younger generation. Political analyst Dr Marzieh Ahmadi suggests that such orchestrated displays serve to reinforce state-sanctioned messaging: “By embedding militant imagery within a religious setting, authorities are molding civic identity around defiance,” she explained.
Though reactions on social media ranged from admiration to concern over politicizing youth, the consensus remains that the event exemplified a new dimension of performative politics—one where choreography and ideology intersect under the watchful eyes of Iran’s highest leadership.
