Iran Marks 43rd Anniversary of US Embassy Takeover Amid Protests

WHITE HOUSE - Iran's government held rallies in cities across the country marking the 43rd anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Iran and the Islamic revolution, which brought the current clerical government to power, while anti-government protests continue around the nation.

In 1979, radical students cemented Iran's Islamic Revolution by storming the U.S. Embassy soon after the fall of the U.S.-back