# Photos: Iran marks US embassy takeover with rallies against US, Israel

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/photos-iran-marks-us-embassy-takeover-with-rallies-against-us-israel/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:37:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:41:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/11/4/photos-iran-marks-us-embassy-takeover-with-rallies-against-america-israel?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Tehran rallies marked the 1979 US embassy takeover.
- Protesters burned US and Israeli flags.
- Iranian officials claimed recent defeats for Washington and Israel.

## Summary

Thousands marched through central Tehran on Wednesday to mark the 1979 takeover of the US embassy, burning US and Israeli flags and chanting slogans against both countries. Iranian officials used the anniversary to claim the US and Israel had been defeated in war and politics, as tensions remain high after the recent conflict.

The embassy takeover began on 4 November 1979, when Iranian students seized 52 American diplomats and citizens, holding them for 444 days; the crisis helped end formal diplomatic relations between Tehran and Washington. This year’s rallies followed a war launched by the US and Israel on 28 February that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and disrupted energy markets and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani linked US political setbacks to Iran’s strength, while judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi said Donald Trump had failed in both war and politics.

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