04.11.2026 11:50
Immediately after Trump's party suffered losses in the midterm elections in the US, thousands of people took to the streets in Iran. On the anniversary of the 1979 occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran, demonstrations were held in more than 900 locations across the country. While crowds chanted anti-American slogans, the fact that the demonstrations coincided with right after the American elections drew attention.
In Iran, November 4 is commemorated with events held on the anniversary of the occupation of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. As part of the demonstrations held every year in the country, crowds took to the streets again this year. Anti-American messages stood out at the events, which the Iranian government calls "Global Day of Struggle Against Imperialism."
ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS IN THE STREETS OF TEHRAN
Participants gathered at demonstrations in the capital Tehran protested U.S. policies toward Iran. As every year, this year too the anniversary of the embassy seizure was commemorated as one of the symbols of historical tension between Iran and the United States.
It drew attention that the demonstrations coincided with a period when U.S. Republican President Donald Trump's party suffered significant losses in the midterm elections.
THE 1979 EMBASSY SEIZURE WAS RECALLED
On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage. The hostages were held for 444 days. The incident became one of the decisive developments in the severing of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In the commemorations and protest events held every year in Iran, this incident is presented as one of the symbols of the country's political stance against the United States.
DEMONSTRATIONS HELD AT MORE THAN 900 LOCATIONS
According to information in the Iranian press, the November 4 events were held at more than 900 locations across the country. The march in Tehran began at 09:00 in the morning from Palestine Square. The demonstrators advanced along Taleghani Street toward the area where the former U.S. Embassy is located.
The main slogan of this year's events was set as "Commitment to the martyrs, struggle against global imperialism." Various commemorative programs were held during the demonstrations, which students also attended.
IT CAME RIGHT AFTER THE U.S. ELECTIONS
The timing of the demonstrations in Iran coincided immediately after the midterm elections held in the United States on November 3. After the Republicans' losses in the elections, the rise of anti-American slogans in Iranian streets drew attention.