In February 1979, after demonstrators briefly attacked the US embassy in Tehran, preparing to leave the country an American declared: “We used to run this country. Now we don’t even run our own embassy”.”

It’s been 43 years since the Islamic Revolution in Iran; a popular uprising that toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime, changing the course of the country's history.

Over the past four decades, the Islamic Revolution spearheaded by Imam Khomeini, has gripped the hearts and minds of people everywhere, including in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US viewed the martyrdom of legendary anti-terror commander Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani as a threat to Iran, but the Iranian people turned it into an opportunity with their religious zeal. 

Iranians from all walks of life have taken part in nationwide rallies to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Iran is set to open a historic palace in Tehran to tourists after more than 40 years of closure.

This year’s anniversary of the US embassy takeover was held livelier as the Iranian public opinion has become more aware of the US’s unending animosity towards Iran.