Iranians on revolution day chant ‘death to America’
Iranians on revolution day chant ‘death to America’.
( So how much coverage of this in the US ? – JW )
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Hundreds of thousands of people marched on Sunday in Tehran and other cities chanting “Death to America” as Iran marked the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the U.S.-backed shah.
In the capital, crowds waving Iranian flags and portraits of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini walked toward the landmark Azadi (Freedom) Square, in a government-sponsored rally which is now a cornerstone of the regime.
Marchers also chanted “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” as they headed for the square, some waving posters of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was expected to make an address.
Iran is holding similar rallies nationwide, especially in large provincial capitals such as Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz and Kerman.
At the Tehran rally, foreign media were being closely monitored and allowed to cover the event from officially designated areas only.
The rally marks February 11 when the army declared solidarity with the people, turning its back on Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Ten days beforehand, Khomeini returned in triumph from exile in France to lead the revolutionaries to power.
Tehran is currently under a series of international sanctions aimed at curbing its controversial nuclear program of uranium enrichment.
World powers and Iran’s arch regional foe Israel suspect that Tehran is trying to develop atomic weapons under the cover of its civilian program, a charge repeatedly and vehemently denied by the Islamic republic.
The sanctions have led to a severe economic crisis, choking Iran’s banking system and limiting its oil exports, the country’s main foreign revenue earner.
According to a recent survey by the U.S. polling firm Gallup, Iran’s nuclear program is supported by a large majority of its population.
WarSclerotic 
February 10, 2013 at 10:57 PM
Watching that picture closer, one can conclude-God forbid- that the noble and very cultural iranians that are holding that huge portrait of Obama- are racists. What? The creme de la creme of the iranian people, those who supports the ayatollahs and the dark islam, they are racists? Are they holding an Obama portrait in which the american president is depicted like a monkey, with big ears and a too much big nose? Are they telling us what we think they are telling? Hmm…In this case, Obama should get one of those pictures, put it on his work desk and watching at it at least once a day. May be than he will start to act correctly in the iranian issue.
February 10, 2013 at 11:48 PM
…and, in a more serious manner :http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-3083,00.html