Iran has marked 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Gaza.
Thousands of Iranians marched through major streets and squares decorated with flags, balloons and banners with revolutionary and religious slogans yesterday.
In Tehran, crowds waved Iranian flags, chanted slogans, and carried placards with the traditional “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” slogans written on them, while some burned US and Israeli flags, a common sight at pro-government rallies.
The military displayed a range of its missiles and many high-ranking Iranian officials attended the celebrations including hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi who addressed the crowds in Azadi Square and called on the United Nations to expel “the Zionist regime, while calling for am end tothe bombing of Gaza has as soon as possible.