Iranians mark National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance amid US threats

Iran is holding demonstrations in more than 900 locations on Wednesday to mark the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance.

A day to oppose global arrogance, national struggle against aggressive powers

In 1979, a group of Iranian university students took over the US embassy, which they maintained had turned into a center of espionage aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic in Iran following the country’s Islamic Revolution earlier in 1979. Imam Khomeini stressed, “I have said it times and again that takeover of the US embassy by Muslim youth and students was a natural reaction to the harm being done to our people by America.”

Imam described takeover of US embassy by students as Revolution greater than the first revolution

Iranians mark '17th of Shahrivar' historic uprising

17th of Shahrivar massacre by US-backed Pahlavi regime accelerated Iranian Revolution led by Imam ...

The 17th of Shahrivar (September 8, 1978), known as Black Friday, was a pivotal bloody massacre under the Pahlavi regime that deeply accelerated the Iranian Revolution led by Imam Khomeini.

Imam Khomeini stressed Islamic revolution is a light of Ashura

Imam Khomeini thorough his historic messages and speeches stressed that Islamic Revolution of Iran was inspired by the culture of Ashura.

Culture of Ashura shields revolution, inspires societies to revive values

Faithful Muslims and believers have begun marking Tasu’a and Ashura, the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals the world over.

Imam's Message to the Heads of Islamic States