Iran Protesters Torch Trump Effigy And Parade Missile to Mark Anniversary of U.S. Embassy Takeover
Source: Newsweek Magazine
IRAN PROTESTERS TORCH TRUMP EFFIGY AND PARADE MISSILE TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. EMBASSY TAKEOVER
BY TOM PORTER ON 11/4/17 AT 1:09 PM
Iran paraded a missile and protesters taunted U.S. President Donald Trump at an event in Tehran commemorating the 38th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover Saturday.
On November 4, 1979, Iranian students loyal to hardline cleric Ayatollah Khomeini seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, and took dozens of Americans hostage.
The resulting stand-off took 444 days to resolve, and cast a shadow over the final months of the administration of President Jimmy Carter. The event was one of the defining moments of the Iranian Revolution – and marked the beginning of decades of emnity between Iran and the U.S. Known locally as the “den of espionage,” protests outside the embassy compound, which is now a cultural center, take place annually.
Turnout for the annual street rallies appeared higher than in recent years when Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama pursued detente with Tehran, reported Reuters.
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