Per il 31esimo anniversario dell’assalto all'ambasciata degli studenti islamici del 1979

Iranian students gathered during a demonstration marking the 31th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in front of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran, 04 November 2010. The rally marks the 31th anniversary of the occupation of the US embassy in Tehran and the ‘day of national confrontation against World Imperialism’. Iranian students occupied the embassy on 04 November 1979 after the US granted permission to the late Iranian Shah to be hospitalised in the US. Fifty-three American diplomats and guards were held hostage by students for 444 days. (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)