On November 4, thousands of Iranians took to the streets to mark the National Day of the Fight against Global Arrogance on the 43th anniversary of the United States embassy takeover.
In the Iranian capital, Tehran, a large demonstration was held in front of the former U.S. embassy which is known as the “Den of Espionage” in Iran. Similar demonstrations were organized in hundreds of other cities across Iran.
The National Day of the Fight against Global Arrogance was founded to honor Iranian students and supporters of the Islamic Revolution who lost live while taking over the U.S. embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1978. This day is also known as the “Pupil Day” in the country.
Speaking to the demonstrators in Tehran, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi ridiculed a vow by U.S. President Joe Biden, who said during a campaign speech the U.S. was going to “free” Iran.
“the U.S. says it wants to free Iran, but I must tell you that Iran liberated itself 43 years ago and will no longer submit to you,” the President said. “The great people of Iran will not bow their heads to you,” he told thousands of people who shouted “Death to America, death to Israel, death to Great Britain.”
In a statement released to commemorate the day, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the mass rallies in Iranian cities prove that the U.S.-Israeli plot to overthrow the Islamic government in Iran has failed.
“We thank God that Iran and the great Iranian nation, which have strategically confronted the criminal, malicious and terrorist US administrations over the past seven decades, are now recognized as the flag-bearers of the fight against imperialism and are revealing the White House’s inhumane crimes against world nations,” the statement reads.
The mass pro-government rallies came amid protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish woman died in September after being detained for allegedly violating the country’s Islamic dress code for women. Tehran accused foreign powers, including the U.S. and Israel, of supporting the protests.
The rallies confirm that a large part of the Iranian people are still deeply committed to the key principles of the Islamic Revolution.
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