Iran has marked the forty fifth anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution amid tensions gripping the broader Center East over Israel’s continued conflict on Gaza.
Hundreds of Iranians marched by way of main streets and squares adorned with flags, balloons and banners with revolutionary and non secular slogans on Sunday.
In Tehran, crowds waved Iranian flags, chanted slogans, and carried placards with the standard “Loss of life to America” and “Loss of life to Israel” slogans written on them. Some burned US and Israeli flags, a typical sight at pro-government rallies.
Processions began out from a number of factors, converging at Azadi Sq. within the capital. State TV confirmed crowds in lots of cities and cities and reported that “hundreds of thousands participated within the rallies” throughout the nation.
The navy displayed a spread of its missiles, together with the Qassem Soleimani and Sejjil ballistic missiles, the Simorgh satellite tv for pc provider and drones on the sq. the place individuals took selfies with them.
Through the celebrations, a paratrooper jumped from a aircraft whereas displaying a Palestinian flag.
Many high-ranking Iranian officers attended the celebrations in Tehran, together with hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi.
He addressed the crowds in Azadi Sq. and referred to as on the United Nations — in a speech broadcast by state TV — to expel “the Zionist regime” because the crowds chanted: “Loss of life to Israel”. Raisi additionally stated “The bombing of Gaza must be stopped as quickly as attainable.”
