Iran Marks Anniversary of US Embassy Seizure Amid Continuing Civic Unrest

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Iran on Nov. 4 marked the 43rd anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by pro-revolution Iranian students.
59% : On Nov. 3, U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to "free Iran" during a campaign speech in California.
54% : "Don't worry; we're gonna free Iran," Biden told the audience.
49% : "We see Iran offering drones and considering ballistic missile deliveries to Russia," Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Istanbul.
48% : The next day, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg reiterated claims that Iran was planning to supply Russia with ballistic missiles -- and advanced combat drones -- for the latter's military operations in Ukraine.
43% : On Nov. 4, 1979, following the overthrow of the United States-backed Shah, pro-revolution Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage.
37% : The incident, which occurred immediately after the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, kicked off decades of hostility between Iran and the United States.
36% : "I say to Biden: Iran was freed 43 years ago," he said in a televised address marking the anniversary of the embassy takeover.
36% : In a related development, Iran this week dismissed reports in the Western press that it was preparing to attack Saudi Arabia.
35% : The rallies were held amid ongoing unrest in Iran, which has included seemingly random acts of violence and intermittent protests against the government.
35% : At a Nov. 2 meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, Raisi alleged that the "same forces that pushed Syria into crisis" were now actively "working against Iran.
34% : Despite promises by authorities to investigate Amini's death, protests quickly spread from Tehran to other Iranian cities, including Esfahan, Tabriz, and Mashhad.
34% : In mid-October, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Washington had adopted a "range of aggressive actions to try to support the protesters in Iran."
34% : "This is unacceptable." Moscow and Tehran both deny Western claims that Russian forces are using Iranian drones to strike Ukrainian targets.
33% : The protests began on Sept. 16 when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Tehran after being detained for wearing "inappropriate attire."
33% : Tehran blames the unrest on Iran's longtime "enemies," including the United States and Israel, although it has provided scant evidence for the claims.
28% : " "Attempts to destabilize Iran are manifestations of the enemy's desperation to achieve its goals in Iran and the region," Raisi was quoted as saying by Iran's Fars News Agency.
28% : U.S. officials, meanwhile, have made no secret of their support for the anti-government demonstrators and have repeatedly accused Tehran of committing rights abuses.

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