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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Iranians mark 1979 US embassy takeover with chants of ‘Death to US’ and ‘Death to Israel’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIranians celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran — the first such commemoration since the US bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities during a 12-day war with Israel in June.
On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students overran guards to take over the embassy, seizing dozens of hostages in a crisis that would last for more than a year.
In what is a yearly commemoration, thousands of people returned to the spot in downtown Tehran today chanting “Death to US” and “Death to Israel.” Some hanged effigies of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and set fire to US and Israeli flags.
Stepping over the American and the Israeli flags, while carrying models of rockets.
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State media says similar gatherings took place in other Iranian cities and towns.
Mockups of Iranian missiles were on display on the sideline of the rallies, some inscribed with the words “Death to America.” Replicas of centrifuge machines used in uranium enrichment were also on show.
The Times of Israel Community.