AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, in an address to a congregation of demonstrators in front of the former US embassy in Tehran on Monday, hailed the American mission’s takeover by students, describing the move as a notable event in the history of revolutions in the world.
Addressing the public rallies in Tehran this morning, Major General Mousavi hailed the Iranian nation's unity and resistance in the face of external challenges, saying the takeover of the US embassy in 1979 destroyed Washington’s fictitious grandeur.
“Kneeling before the enemies and obeying them will never have any achievements for the Iranian nation and the Islamic Revolution,” he added.
“The US embassy takeover was one of the most prominent movements in the history of the world’s revolutions that marred the fake image of the imperialists and the US,” he added.
The Army chief added that “on November 4, 1979, the Iranian nation proved to the world that no arrogant and non-divine power can stand against the will of nations”.
Major General Mousavi called on people to continue the path of resistance in the face of the enemies’ plots, saying that the strategy of “active resistance” has rendered the enemies inactive and lack of will.
He said that the enemies have suffered irreversible deterioration and their strategic resources are at an end.
This morning, Iranian people from all walks of life, including school and university students, took to the streets to mark the anniversary of the US embassy takeover in 1979 and commemorate the National Day of Campaign against Global Arrogance and the National Student Day in massive rallies.
Participants in the annual rally in front of the former US embassy in Tehran known by Iranians as “the den of espionage” carried placards deploring the US hegemonic policies in the world, and set fire at the US and Israeli flags to show protest at their crimes against other nations.
Speaking in a cabinet session on Sunday afternoon, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that November 4 marks the participation of the Iranian students in the overall movement of the Iranian nation towards independence.
He added that the occasion shows that the Iranian students vigilantly chose the justice-seeking path, saying that the embassy takeover was a reaction to the US intervention in Iran's internal affairs as it had done during the 1953 coup.
The president further recalled the US re-imposition of sanctions on November 4 last year, noting that the US sanctioning policy against Iran has failed.
He added that Americans must have realized they are not following a winning path through the sanctions.
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4 November 2019 - 10:49
News ID: 986016
Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, in an address to a congregation of demonstrators in front of the former US embassy in Tehran on Monday, hailed the American mission’s takeover by students, describing the move as a notable event in the history of revolutions in the world.
