Photos: Iran marks US embassy takeover with rallies against US, Israel

Thousands marched through central Tehran on Wednesday to mark the 47th anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover, burning American and Israeli flags and chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” The hostage crisis, in which 52 US diplomats and citizens were held for 444 days, cemented the break in diplomatic relations between Washington and Tehran. The anniversary comes amid the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and disrupted energy markets and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani and judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi portrayed US setbacks in the war and midterm elections as defeats inflicted by Iran.