Iranian marchers sing death in America on the eve of US oil sanctions

Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to the America "rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the United States embbady seizure during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the imminent imposition of US sanctions on the Iranian oil sector.

Students attending the government-organized rally in the capital, Tehran, broadcast live on national television, burned Stars and Stripes, Uncle Sam's image, and photos of President Donald Trump on the outside of the old embbady.

Hardline students stormed the embbady on November 4, 1979, shortly after the fall of the US-backed shah, and 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days. Both countries have always been enemies.

The official media reported that millions of people had gathered for gatherings in towns and villages, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . This figure could not be confirmed independently by Reuters.

Every year, rallies are held on the occasion of the anniversary of the takeover of the embbady. But rancor is particularly strong this time after Trump's May decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal reached between the world powers and 2015 with Iran and impose new sanctions in Tehran.

This agreement resulted in the lifting of most of the international financial and economic sanctions in return for Tehran's decision to have its nuclear activity challenged under UN surveillance

Trump said the deal was weak and favorable to Iran. The other signatories – Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China – remain committed to this agreement.

US. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday's sanctions would be "the toughest sanctions ever imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran".

Interview with "Fox News Sunday," said Pompeo, "There are a handful of places where countries have already significantly reduced their crude oil exports and need a little more time to arrive to zero and we will provide them with it. "He did not specify.

Pompeo noted that oil sanctions would be badociated with financial sanctions "involving more than 600 designated individuals and companies in Iran".

The Iranian army announced that it would launch Monday two days of air defense exercises. According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, "we can badure our people that the enemy will not be able to carry out its threats against our country," said the Iranian IRNA agency, quoted by the Iranian news agency IRNA. officer, as said.

"DONALD SALMAN"

Among the commemorative events was an exhibition of cartoons in Tehran titled "Donald Salman" – a reference to the close ties between the President of the United States and the King Salman, leader of the Iranian regional rival, Saudi Arabia.

"It's black humor, but the public may also have to think about the contradictions in the behavior of Trump and (the royal house) Al Saud," the artist Masoud Shojaei . Ta Batabai said on state television in Tehran

The reinstatement of US sanctions Monday aimed at Iranian oil sales and banking sector is part of Trump's efforts to force Iran to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as its support for Forces involved in Middle East conflicts.

In a speech on Saturday, Khamenei said that Trump's policy was facing opposition around the world. "America's goal was to restore its dominance, but it failed." America has been defeated by the Islamic Republic over the past 40 years, "he said.

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