In Photos: Iranians Mark Anniversary Of 1979 US Embassy Seizure

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Iranians gathered outside the former US Embassy in Tehran on November 4 to mark the anniversary of the 1979 seizure, with anti-American demonstrations, flags, banners and displays commemorating the event

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Demonstrators burn a U.S. flag during the annual rally commemorating the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Iran marks anniversary of 1979 seizure of U.S. Embassy
Iranian government supporters, including clerics, raise their fists as they stand on U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Government supporters, one carrying a banner reading "We will kill Trump," march during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Iranian government supporters burn an Israeli flag during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Iranian government supporters step on U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Young Iranian government supporters, one holding a poster depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with a rifle, march during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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An Iranian government supporter carries an Iranian flag and a poster depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with a rifle as he walks beneath a matching banner during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Iranian government supporters carry portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they walk over U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Iranian government supporters raise their fists, one holding a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump, during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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An Iranian government supporter holds portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top, and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Boys, some wearing camouflage uniforms and green berets, stand in front of caricatures of U.S. President Donald Trump during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi

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