Millions are celebrating the 38th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran that toppled the Pahlavi dynasty. The celebrations are marked this year by tense relations with the US. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of the capital Tehran on Friday. Some Iranians denounced US President Donald Trump’s recent statements regarding the Muslim state, while others thanked the United States for supporting Muslims. RT.com reports: Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump was today’s star in Tehran pic.twitter.com/4qiugTUTFA — Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) 10 February 2017 On the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, which saw the ousting of the former US-backed House of Pahlavi, a flood of protesters headed towards Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Square with Iranian flags, celebrating the rule of the current clerical establishment. Some also carried effigies of Trump, as well as banners reading “Death to America,” the footage showed, to the sound of traditional Iranian revolutionary songs played by police military ensemble. ELBINAWIRT Hassanvand: .POTUS, realDonaldTrump, lynched at Iran’s revolution anniversary rally in Tehran pic.twitter.com/8Zm29bGQu1 February … — IntellectResistance (@IntelResist) 10 February 2017 The crowd included hundreds of military personnel and police officers, Reuters reported citing local TV. 📷 American🇺🇸, Israeli🇮🇱 flags trampled at Iran’s 1979 revolution [...]
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