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Iran marks 15 Khordad uprising leading to revolution

This file photo shows the former Pahlavi regime’s armed forces attacking protesters on June 5, 1963.

Saman Kojouri
Press TV, Tehran

Iranians are marking the 53rd anniversary of an uprising against the former US-backed Pahlavi regime. The uprising in 1963, during which many Iranians lost their lives, was one of the main events that culminated in the Islamic Revolution some 15 years later.

 


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