Iranians voice support for Palestinians in rally to mark anniversary of 1979 U.S. embassy takeover
STORY: Iranians voice support for Palestinians in rally to mark anniversary of 1979 U.S. embassy takeover
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:50
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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1. various of the rally
STORYLINE:
A large number of Iranians on Saturday took to the streets across the country to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy while voicing support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
A few months after the Iranian Revolution in February 1979, Iranian students took over the U.S. embassy in Iran's capital Tehran on Nov. 4. Iran commemorates the takeover every year by holding nationwide rallies.
As the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza rages on, causing a humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave, this year's rallies also featured the expression of massive support for Palestinians and strong condemnation of Israel.
In Tehran, citizens and Iranian officials marched nearly two kilometers from Felestin (Palestine) square to the former
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