On Thursday, the nationwide rallies were held across the country to mark the 37th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Revolution, people took to the streets all over the country, including the capital, Tehran.
Senior Iranian civilian and military officials joined the rallies in the capital Tehran to commemorate the Revolution and vowed continued support for it and the ideals of Imam Khomeini
Thousands of reporters and journalists from Iran and other countries converged to the capital to cover the massive public rallies.
Addressing a massive rally at the landmark Azadi Squar, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani emphasizing the peaceful nature of the revolution said that a revolutionary is an active and dynamic person.
On February 11, 1979, the 22nd of the month of Bahman on the solar calendar year of 1357, the Islamic Revolution finally emerged victorious under the wise leadership of Imam Khomeini and put an end to the monarchical rule of the US-backed Pahlavi regime.
The monarchy and dictatorial regime of Shah in Iran was overthrown after constant years of struggle and months of public protest and demonstrations.
Each year, people in their millions take to the streets to remember the day and the sacrifices they made during the Revolution.
The Islamic Revolution revive divine, religious, spiritual, social and cultural values and defended the rights of the oppressed and Muslim nation at a time when the world had been plunged into moral decline and the world colonial powers had divided the world.
By the passage of time, the message of revolution is increasingly becoming popular among the world public, young generation and oppressed people.
Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic confronted the Islamophobia and introduced Islam as a peaceful and religion of mercy.
Imam called for all leaders of divine religions and their followers to come together in order to confront the vicious plots by colonial powers.
The Islamic Revolution’s spiritual, cultural and religious impacts have been great and massive. Imam’s ideals raised awareness and awakening among the world public about how to demand and defend their rights.
Imam defended the rights of oppressed nation of Palestine by exposing the crimes and expansionist agenda of the Israeli regime.
Imam’s divine message is of eternal nature and his spiritual, political and academic legacy will continue to win hearts and minds of the people across the globe for several coming centuries.