hundreds of rallies in Iran against the United States and Tel Aviv

Hundreds of rallies, according to state media, were organized on Saturday November 4 in Iran to denounce the United States and Israel and support the Palestinians. The date is not chosen at random and corresponds to the annual commemoration of the hostage-taking at the American embassy in Tehran in 1979. According to official media, demonstrations organized by the authorities took place in 1,200 cities across the country. countries, notably in Mashhad (northeast), Isfahan (center) and Shiraz (south).

>> Follow live the latest news from the war between Israel and Hamas

Nearly a month after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, many demonstrators brandished the Palestinian flag, as well as that of Hezbollah, the pro-Iranian Lebanese movement. “Down with America, down with Israel!”, chanted the demonstrators, including many schoolchildren and students, in front of the former embassy in central Tehran, where flags of the two countries were trampled and burned, AFP journalists noted. Effigies mocking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Joe Biden were also brandished.