Iranians mark Islamic Revolution’s anniversary
Iranians have started mass rallies across the country, marking
the 36th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution,
IRINN TV reported .
People in Tehran and many other cities started to take to streets
on February 11, chanting slogans in support of the Islamic
revolution which put an end to the monarchy of the Pahlavi
regime.
Carrying images of Islamic republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei,
demonstrators supporting the government re-affirmed their
allegiance to the Islamic Revolution.
Demonstrators also chanted anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during
the rallies. They also expressed support for the Islamic Republic’s
nuclear program and called for removing all the sanctions against
Iran.
High-ranking Iranian officials also attended the rallies.
President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to make a speech in the
ceremony in Tehran.
Some 270 resident and non-resident foreign reporters and
journalists are covering the rallies.
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