40 years after the revolution, Iran continues to develop its nuclear missiles

Iranian President Hasan Rohani warned yesterday that Iran would continue to develop its missile systems before the crowd gathered on Azadi Square in Tehran to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the triumph of the Islamic revolution in that country.

"We have not asked and we will not ask permission to make missiles, we will continue our military and defensive path," said Rohani, who detailed in his speech some of the military achievements of the past 40 years.

The president also stressed that "the military power of Iran is surprising to everyone", amidst the cheers of the participants, who have invaded the square and all the surrounding streets.

Power display

In a demonstration of this power, the Revolutionary Guards Corps displayed Qadr missiles in the ceremonial stadium of Tehran with a range of 2,000 kilometers; Ghiam, 700 kilometers; and Zolfeghar, 800.

Iran's missile systems, as well as its regional influence, are of particular interest to the United States, but also to Europe and the Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia and Israel.

On the regional influence, Rohani said that thanks to Iran's support to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen, "the enemies have not won victory".

He has also influenced foreign intervention in the Middle East, particularly in the United States, and said that these foreign forces "must leave the region."

Last year, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, decided to withdraw his country from the nuclear deal signed with Iran in 2015 and reactivated the sanctions against that country, which caused damage to the economy and led the Ayatollah regime to denounce an "economic war".

Popular support

"The presence of people in the streets of all Islamic Iran means that the plots planned this year by the enemy have been ruined," Rohani said in his speech.

According to him, the large popular participation in the celebrations of yesterday shows that "the enemy will not reach its sinister objectives and that the path of the revolution will continue in the same way as during the of the last 40 years ".

Hundreds of thousands of citizens left yesterday in the main cities of the country to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the fall of Sha Mohamad Reza Pahlevi's regime and the rise to power of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution .

Images of state television channels showed crowds of protesters carrying Iranian flags and chanting slogans such as "Death to Israel, Death to America", usual proclamations since the Islamic Revolution.

"Despite the consternation of America, the revolution has reached 40 years," read another banner displayed by the protesters, broadcast by international news agencies.

The strong participation in the government-sponsored protests coincides with a particularly sensitive moment for the Iranians because of rising prices, food shortages and high inflation, circumstances that had already provoked a wave of protests against the government.

Saudi Arabia, a Sunni leader of the region and other Arab countries have been watching Iran since the Islamic revolution overthrew the shah's regime, fearing that Ayatollah Khomeini would Inspires Islamic militants in the Middle East.

Iran and Saudi Arabia are involved in the conflicts in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, where they defend opposing parties and hold opposing views on Islam: the first is Shiite and his opponent is Sunni, which keeps the region in permanent conflict.

Milestones of the rebellion of theologians

Allah for power. The triumph of the Islamic revolution has established a theocratic system in Iran that resists power despite pressure from the United States and certain regional powers and the discontent of the citizens.

detonating Demonstrations against Shah Mohamad Reza Pahlaví intensified in January 1978 in the holy city of Qom, after the newspaper "Etelat" published an article denouncing the fact that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was not dead. Iranian origin and led a libertine lifestyle.

Violence Qom seminar students threw themselves into the streets and clashes took place with the police in which two people died, according to the sha regime, and about 70, according to their opponents.

Black Friday. The next bloodbath was recorded in September 1978, when security forces fired on protesters shouting at Tehran: "The Shah must leave". According to a report by the Martyrs Foundation of Iran, more than 2,700 demonstrators reportedly died between October 1977 and February 1979.

The leak of the sha. Shah Mohamad Reza Pahlaví finally fled the country on January 16, 1979 and on February 1 of that year, he returned to Iran Khomeini, who obtained the resignation of Shapur's Shapur Bajtiar government.

The voice of Iran. On February 11, 1979, following the withdrawal of troops loyal to Bakhtiar's government from the street, Tehran radio announced in a historical bulletin: "It is the voice of true Iran, the voice of the Islamic revolution."