Iran parades on wheels to honor 1979 revolution

Women hold pictures of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani during the 42nd anniversary of Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran on Feb. 10. MAJID ASGARIPOUR/ WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY VIA REUTERS
Women hold pictures of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani during the 42nd anniversary of Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran on Feb. 10. MAJID ASGARIPOUR/ WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY VIA REUTERS

DUBAI – Iranians staged a socially-distanced commemoration of their 1979 Islamic revolution on Wednesday, parading in vehicles to avoid virus infections.

State television carried live footage of cars, motorcycles and bicycles moving through the streets of cities and towns where normally thousands of people march at the annual event.

Despite the switch to wheel-bound forms of parade, the ceremony’s sentiments remained unchanged. Participants waved Iranian flags and signs that read “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” – trademark slogans of the revolution.(Reuters)

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