Banner of Trump, Vance and Netanyahu burnt at Tehran rally

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 10:56 · Archive

Demonstrators in Tehran burned a banner depicting US and Israeli leaders during rallies marking the 1979 US embassy takeover.

A giant banner showing Donald Trump, JD Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu and Steve Witkoff was set alight at a rally in Tehran's Enghelab Square. The four figures were depicted with torn clothes and apparent injuries. Demonstrators also marched with portraits of Ali Khamenei and displayed caricatures of Trump and Netanyahu, including one showing the US president as a dog on a leash.

At the former American embassy, crowds chanted 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel' and stamped on US and Israeli flags. The annual event commemorates the 1979 hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were detained for 444 days.

Euronews reports that the rally followed a Democratic sweep of Congress in the US midterms. One participant told the Associated Press that the election outcome would make little difference to American policy towards Iran.

How it is being reported

• Iran: Flames engulf banner depicting US and Israeli leadersDemonstrators in Tehran burned a banner depicting US and Israeli leaders during rallies marking the 1979 US embassy takeover. The protests followed a major electoral setback for Donald Trump.Euronews · 5 Nov, 10:35
• Giant banner of Trump, Vance and Netanyahu burnt at Tehran rallyA giant banner depicting US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was burnt in TehranAl Jazeera · 4 Nov, 23:34

In this story: Donald Trump · JD Vance · Benjamin Netanyahu · Ali Khamenei · Tehran · Iran · United States

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