Tasnim � Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted the US failures in the face of the Iranian nation and said Washington has learned �the art of being defeated�.

Speaking at a ceremony held in Tehran on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the massive rallies held on December 30, 2009, known as �Dey 9� epic, Brigadier General Salami said the event is just one of the occasions in which �the great nation of Iran� defeated the US.

He further pointed to the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and said Washington�s move to walk away from the deal indicates that it is confused about world leadership and lacks a strategy to lead the world.

The commander went on to say that the US has learned �the art of being defeated� in the face of Iran.

The remarks came as various cities of Iran saw people from different walks of life pouring to the streets on Sunday to mark the �Dey 9� epic.

The day has been designated in the Iranian calendar as the �day of insight and nation�s allegiance to religious leadership.�

Massive rallies on December 30, 2009, put an end to a period of occasional street riots and unrest that erupted after the presidential election, and gained notoriety later as �the sedition of 88�.

The rioters had not even respected the highly-revered religious sanctities of the Iranian nation, holding jubilant demonstrations on Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).