(LOS ANGELES TIMES) Familiar shouts of “Death to America!” rang out Tuesday as thousands of Iranians gathered to mark the 35th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by militant students.
This year’s commemorations came against a backdrop of international tensions concerning Iran’s contentious nuclear program.
The United States and five other governments have been engaged in negotiations with Iran that would lift economic sanctions on the nation if the Tehran regime accepts limits on its nuclear program intended to prevent it from gaining nuclear weapons capability. Those talks are set to conclude Nov. 24.
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