Rallies mark anniversary of Iranian revolution

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on the streets yesterday to mark the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, just weeks after anti-government protests rocked cities across the country.

Demonstrators burned American and Israeli flags, as well as images of president Donald Trump, whose refusal to re-certify thenucleardealwithworld powers has riled Iranians. A few burned a white sheet reading “Barjam,” the Farsi acronym for the 2015 nuclearaccordthattehran signed with world powers.

Such activities commonly mark the anniversary, which commemorates the overthrow of Us-backed Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. That move began a period of hostilities between Iran and the West, including an attack on the US embassy in Tehran and the subsequent hostage crisis.