
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greet the crowd at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greet the crowd at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranians gather at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech to the crowd at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranians gather at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranians gathered around a replica of an US RQ-170 drone on display next to the Azadi (Freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iranians gather at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2012. Millions of people were attending rallies across Iran, state-run media reported, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The state-organized rallies were being held in more than 850 cities and towns. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at the end of the rally in Tehran's Azadi Square and praised Iran for its development and self-sufficiency in the last 33 years. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH