Iranians Celebrate 45th Islamic Revolution Anniversary

Millions of Iranians have poured into the streets across the country to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution spearheaded by the late charismatic leader Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini.

People took part in mass rallies in the capital Tehran and other cities and towns to renew their allegiance to the Islamic establishment.

The rallies took place simultaneously in 1,400 cities and over 35,000 villages from all over Iran.

They chanted slogans in support of the Islamic Republic and waved the Iranian national flags.

The event was covered by more than 7,300 Iranian and foreign media personnel.

Meanwhile, the ground-to-ground missile Qiyam was put on display along the route to Azadi Square.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi addressed the crowd at Tehran’s Azadi Square.

President Ebrahim Raeisi has reaffirmed Iran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people, saying Palestine remains the number one issue of the Muslim world as the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini said famously.

Addressing a massive rally in the capital, Tehran, on the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Raeisi said Western powers tried very hard to dissuade Iran from supporting Palestine but failed miserably.

“The Westerners tried hard to make Iran stop defending Palestine and the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, whether through war or economic blockade and sanctions, and repeatedly sent messages saying ‘stop defending Palestine,’” he said.

On this day, forty-five years ago, the US-backed Pahlavi regime was overthrown in a popular uprising that also ended the meddling of foreign hegemonic powers in Iran’s internal affairs.