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Iran commemorates 1979 revolution as nation is squeezed by anger over crackdown and tensions with US
Iran held mass rallies amid ongoing protests and security crackdowns, with at least 3,117 killed, while tensions with the U.S. and diplomatic talks continue, officials said.
- On February 11, 2026, crowds thronged Tehran and other Iranian cities to mark the Islamic Revolution anniversary, showing solidarity amid rising U.S. military presence in the region.
- With roots in 1979, the anniversary recalls Khomeini's return and Pahlavi's flight, as Khamenei urged Iranians to join street marches on February 11, 2026.
- State TV broadcast visuals of demonstrators carrying portraits of Mr. Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, waving Iranian and Palestinian flags, and chanting `Death to America` and `Death to Israel` in Azadi Square and 1,400 towns.
- The U.S. and Iran held talks in Muscat on February 6 with no breakthrough, and U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he may send a second aircraft carrier to West Asia.
- Amid the crackdown, Iranian authorities report at least 3,117 killed as Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington to discuss Iran with Mr. Trump, including missile and militia support.
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BBC editor Lisa Doucet is in the Iranian capital for the first time since authorities used unprecedented force to crush protests last month.
Dubai. The chants of “death to the United States” and “death to Israel” resounded yesterday at the annual demonstrations organized by the Iranian government to commemorate the 1979 Islamic revolution throughout the country, amid tensions with the United States, which maintains a military deployment in the Middle East.
Iran's power, weakened by a recent wave of protests, celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday.
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