Students, youth, clerics, and families took part in Tuesday rallies denouncing US and Israeli actions, including their 12-day aggression against Iran in June.
The annual event, known as 13 Aban, featured participants carrying Iranian flags and posters of those martyred in Israeli and US attacks while chanting slogans including “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”
Officials from government and military institutions, families of martyrs, and veterans of the Iraqi war of the 1980s on Iran also attended the national event, which has, over the years, grown into a globally observed occasion.
In Tehran, the march began at Palestine Square and proceeded toward the former US Embassy, featuring speeches, religious chants, and the reading of resolutions condemning the United States and Israel. Cultural exhibitions highlighting decades of Western and Israeli “crimes” were also on display.
As part of the demonstration, symbolic displays of Iranian missiles and centrifuges were presented along the route. Participants also burned representations of US and Israeli flags to express anger over decades of aggression.
In addition, a symbolic trial of former US President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was held, with demonstrators reviewing their offenses.
From the early hours of Tuesday, students, youth, and families gathered in routes leading to Palestine Square, waving Iran’s three-colored national flag.
Along Taleghani Street to the former US Embassy, school choirs, marching bands, and cultural booths contributed to a vibrant atmosphere. Revolutionary songs and chants of “Death to America” echoed through the streets.
13 Aban is observed as both Student Day and the National Day of Anti-Arrogance, marking three key historical events in Iran: the 1964 exile of Imam Khomeini to Turkey, the 1978 killing of protesting students, and the 1979 US Embassy takeover.
The day has come to symbolize national dignity, resistance, and defiance against foreign adversaries in Iranian collective memory.