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TEHRAN, IRAN (NOV. 5, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF GIANT BANNER DISPLAYED AT ENGHELAB SQUARE TO MARK 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOSTAGE CRISIS

TEHRAN, IRAN - NOV. 5: A giant banner was displayed at Tehran’s Enghelab Square on Wednesday, Nov. 5, to mark the 46th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Iran, which triggered a prolonged hostage crisis.

The banner featured an image of the Statue of Liberty along with photos of several world leaders behind bars and a Persian phrase reading “America, the Great Satan.”

On Nov. 4, 1979, a large number of Iranian students had seized the sprawling US Embassy compound in the heart of Tehran to protest then US administration's decision to welcome the deposed Iranian monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Around 66 Americans were taken hostage, of which 52 remained in the Iranian captivity for 14 months, a move that caused irreparable rupture in relations between the two countries.

Every year, the day is marked with massive street rallies in Tehran and a ceremony in front of the embassy compound, which is now known as the "US den of espionage museum".

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