Anti-US talk dominates Iranian media on anniversary of hostage crisis
Across Iran, solemn speeches on the anniversary of the 1979 US Embassy takeover praised Tehran's defiance and expressed reservations about engaging with Washington.
On the 37th anniversary of the incidents known as the Iran hostage crisis, most Iranian outlets focused on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s speech commemorating the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran, signaling his objection to further negotiations with Washington.
On Nov. 4, 1979, a group of Iranian university students seized the embassy of the United States and held 52 Americans hostage for over a year. On April 7, 1980, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Iran.
On the Iranian official calendar, the 13th day of the month of Aban (which this year falls on Nov. 3) is Student Day. Anti-US rallies have been organized across the country on this day since 1979.
The conservative Javan Daily, on the occasion of Student Day, quoted Khamenei as saying, “Compromise with the US is the will of the weary and regretful.” Its front page also quoted Khamenei as addressing the US presidential election with comments such as “The two candidates’ speeches are enough to dishonor themselves.”
