A reminder
For those of you who don't remember one of the keys to current American-Iranian relations, there were large demonstrations in Tehran. It wasn't for us. It was for the majority of Iranians who weren't alive when crowds swarmed the U.S. embassy and took 52 hostages. It is an important part of the political socialization process for those holding power in the government.Iran stages mass protest on anniversary of US embassy capture
Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America” as they staged a mass protest against the “Great Satan” to mark the 31st anniversary of the capture of the American embassy by Islamist students.
Waving Iranian flags and carrying anti-US banners alongside posters of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the largely young crowd also shouted anti-Israel slogans.
Iran annually on November 4 marks the anniversary of the capture of the US embassy by Islamist students in Tehran in 1979, months after the Islamic revolution which toppled the US-backed shah.
The embassy has remained closed and the US and Iran have had no diplomatic ties since then...
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Labels: history, Iran, socialization
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:48 AM
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