NEW DELHI: Iran marked the forty fifth anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Sunday, amidst escalating tensions within the Center East because of Israel‘s ongoing conflict with Hamas within the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of Iranians took half in marches all through main streets and squares, adorned with flags, balloons, and banners carrying revolutionary and spiritual slogans.
Within the capital metropolis of Tehran, crowds waved Iranian flags, chanted slogans, and held placards with anti-United States and anti-Israel phrases like “Dying to America” and “Dying to Israel.”
Some people additionally burned US and Israeli flags, a typical apply throughout pro-government rallies.A major safety presence was noticed in main cities throughout the nation.
The anniversary this 12 months comes only a month after a tragic assault by the extremist Islamic State group within the metropolis of Kerman, claiming the lives of not less than 95 folks throughout a commemoration for the late Iranian common Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in 2020. Following the blast, Iran sought to assign blame for the assault to the US and Israel, coinciding with the continued Israeli offensive within the Gaza Strip.
The Islamic Revolution started with widespread unrest in Iran, sparked by discontent with the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
In January 1979, the ailing shah, secretly battling most cancers, fled the nation. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had been in exile, returned to Iran, resulting in the collapse of the federal government on February 11, 1979, following days of mass demonstrations and clashes between protesters and safety forces.
(With AP inputs)
Hundreds of Iranians took half in marches all through main streets and squares, adorned with flags, balloons, and banners carrying revolutionary and spiritual slogans.
Within the capital metropolis of Tehran, crowds waved Iranian flags, chanted slogans, and held placards with anti-United States and anti-Israel phrases like “Dying to America” and “Dying to Israel.”
Some people additionally burned US and Israeli flags, a typical apply throughout pro-government rallies.A major safety presence was noticed in main cities throughout the nation.
The anniversary this 12 months comes only a month after a tragic assault by the extremist Islamic State group within the metropolis of Kerman, claiming the lives of not less than 95 folks throughout a commemoration for the late Iranian common Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in 2020. Following the blast, Iran sought to assign blame for the assault to the US and Israel, coinciding with the continued Israeli offensive within the Gaza Strip.
The Islamic Revolution started with widespread unrest in Iran, sparked by discontent with the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
In January 1979, the ailing shah, secretly battling most cancers, fled the nation. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had been in exile, returned to Iran, resulting in the collapse of the federal government on February 11, 1979, following days of mass demonstrations and clashes between protesters and safety forces.
(With AP inputs)
