Iran has marked the 38th anniversary of the massacre of protesters in Tehran by the countrys former US-backed regime. People in the capital gathered in the Martyrs Square, formerly known as Jaleh square, on Wednesday to commemorate those who lost their lives during a landmark protest. On September 8, 1978, Iraniansdefied a curfew to take ...

Tehran, January 16, The Iran Project On January 16, 1979, when the Etellaat newspaper reportedthat Shah already left the country with a large bold headline of the Shah left, people poured into the streets, celebrating not Shah's"departure" but his "escape" from the country. In fact, they realized well that the anti-Shah resistance has forced the ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) Iran marks Black Friday anniversary on September 8 to remember tens of people killed by the Shah regime before the Islamic Revolution's victory. In 1978, Shah Regime froces opened fire on huge crowd of protesters, killings hundreds of people in Jaleh Square in Tehran. Following killing of some protesters by regimefroces in ...