Published 23:29 IST, November 4th 2019
Iranians chant 'Death to America' as they marked US Embassy takeover
Several thousand of Iranians marched on the streets with signboards of ‘Down with US’ and chanting "Death to America", and Iran put a ban on talks with the US
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Iranians in masses marched on streets with signboards of ‘Down with US’ and chanted "Death to America" as y marked 40th anniversary of takeover of US Embassy. Days ahe of anniversary Iran’s supreme leer h anunced day before that ban on talks with United States will t be lifted.
According to international media, re were approximately 1000 rallies and marches that were being conducted across nation. people marched around old US embassy, which is popularly called "den of spies" after Islamic Revolution of 1979. On Sunday, Iran’s Supreme Leer Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated his opposition to negotiation with U.S., saying Tehran h outmaneuvered America in four deces since its Islamic Revolution.
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However, this year’s commemoration of embassy seizure comes as Iran’s regional allies in Iraq and Leban face widespre protests. Iranian Consulate in Karbala, Iraq, a holy city for Shiites, saw a mob attack it overnight. Three protesters were killed during attack and 19 were wounded, along with seven policemen, Iraqi officials said.
anniversary comes as Iran appears poised to anunce it was breaking ar limit imposed by 2015 nuclear deal, which saw Tehran limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for lifting of ecomic sanctions. Alrey, Iran has gone beyond its enrichment and stockpile limitations and has begun using arrays of vanced centrifuges prohibited under accord.
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Iran-US relations
relationship between two nations have always been tensed and has progressed only to its worst. Iran suffered a crisis situation when US President Donald Trump rejected 2015 agreement which was signed between world powers and Iran according to which it accepted to hold back its nuclear program and lift sanctions.
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However, United States imposed heavy sanctions on Iran which severely affected Iran’s oil exports. Iran’s oil export is major source of generating revenue and refore sanctions affected its ecomy. United States, on or hand, imposed sanctions in order to negotiate a better deal with Iran. Khamenei has put a ban on any talks with officials of United States and wants US to eng in nuclear deal and lift all sanctions.
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20:08 IST, November 4th 2019