Iranians Commemorate 1979 US Embassy Takeover, Call for Gaza Cease-fire

Thousands of Iranians gathered in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, chanting anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans while condemning U.S. support for Israel's strikes in Gaza. The rally coincided with the fourth week of the Israel-Hamas war, with protesters expressing solidarity with Palestine and calling for an immediate cease-fire. Iranian officials criticized the U.S. for its support of Israel and called for Muslim-majority nations to halt economic cooperation with the Jewish state. The U.S. State Department condemned Iran's detention of foreign citizens and its support for Hamas and other terrorist groups.