Millions of Iranians mark Islamic Revolution victory through nationwide rallies

STORY: Millions of Iranians mark Islamic Revolution victory through nationwide rallies DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of rally in TehranSOUNDBITE (Persian): ALIREZA MORADADZADEH, Tehran residentvarious of rally in Tehran STORYLINE: Millions of people across Iran took to the streets on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the victory of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The rallies were held in the capital Tehran as well as 1,400 Iranian cities and 38,000 villages, the report said. Along the rallies' routes, people waved Iran's flags, and carried photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, late founder of the Islamic Republic Ruhollah Khomeini and late Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States in 2020 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The people also chanted slogans in support of the country and condemnation of the United States and Israe