The occasion marked the start of the Ten-Day Daybreak celebrations, commemorating the Revolution’s victory in 1979.
Celebrating the day, motorbike parades have been held within the capital Tehran and different cities throughout the nation.
The ceremonies additionally featured varied cultural and social packages nationwide, together with youth festivals, sports activities competitions, and tributes to historic figures.
Occasions such because the nationwide youth celebration in Tabriz, the commemoration of the Urumia rebellion, and the symbolic elevating of the Iranian flag in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province have been held to honor the Revolution’s legacy.
A global cinematic occasion, forty third Fajr Movie Competition, additionally kicked off on Thursday in Tehran, marking the Islamic Revoltion.
Hamid Reza Hajibabaei, Deputy Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, addressed the gathering at Behesht-e Zahra, emphasizing Iran’s resilience and its function in “selling justice and resistance globally.”
He criticized the US for its historical past of aggression, citing the 1988 downing of an Iranian passenger airplane, the assassination of Common Qasem Soleimani in 2020, and the imposition of an eight-year battle on Iran within the Eighties.
Hajibabaei asserted that Iran has by no means sought battle however has constantly defended its sovereignty in opposition to exterior pressures.
The Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, was fueled by anti-imperialist sentiments on account of former Iranian monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s reliance on Western powers, notably the US.
The revolution ended 2,500 years of monarchical rule in Iran, establishing a republic grounded in Islamic values.
