Iranians Mark Anniversary of US Embassy Seizure

Tehran: Thousands of Iranians took to the streets across the country on Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran now named “den of espionage”, amid looming American sanctions slated to come into effect from Monday. The embassy was stormed by Iranian students on this day in 1979, and its personnel were held hostage for 444 days, reports Xinhua news agency. The US broke off diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 and the ties between the two countries have since remained severed. The demonstrators carried placards and chanted slogans against the US and its regional allies including Israel. (IANS)

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