A man shouts slogans during a rally marking the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy outside the former U.S. embassy in downtown Tehran, Iran, Nov. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)
Nationwide demonstrations in Iran were held on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the seizure of former U.S. embassy in Tehran.
TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Iranians held demonstrations nationwide on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran.
People shout slogans during a rally marking the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy outside the former U.S. embassy in downtown Tehran, Iran, Nov. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)
In the capital Tehran, the demonstrators gathered outside the former U.S. embassy, now called "den of espionage," carrying placards for the condemnation of U.S. policies against Iran.
They also chanted slogans against the United States and Israel and set their flags on fire in a sign protest to their policies in the region.
People attend a rally marking the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy outside the former U.S. embassy in downtown Tehran, Iran, Nov. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)
The occasion this year comes amid the escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran, and the mounting sanction pressures of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration against the Islamic republic.
A man writes a slogan in Persian (Negotiation with America is forbidden) on the wall of the former U.S. embassy during a rally marking the 40th anniversary of the seizure in downtown Tehran, Iran, Nov. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)
The U.S. embassy was stormed by Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979, and its personnel were held hostage for 444 days. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 and the ties between the two countries have since remained severed. ■
