Photos: Iran marks US embassy takeover with rallies against US, Israel

What happened: Iran marked the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover with mass rallies in Tehran, where crowds burned US and Israeli flags and chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel". Key numbers: The 1979 takeover involved 52 American diplomats and citizens held hostage for 444 days. Why it matters: Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani said the US and Israel had suffered a "decisive defeat," citing Tuesday's US congressional midterm elections, and judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi said on X that "Trump failed both in war and in politics.

Iran marked the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover with mass rallies in Tehran, where crowds burned US and Israeli flags and chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel".

Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani said the US and Israel had suffered a "decisive defeat," citing Tuesday's US congressional midterm elections, and judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi said on X that "Trump failed both in war and in politics.