Iran marks Khorramshahr liberation anniversary

Iran marks the anniversary of the liberation of southwestern city of Khorramshahr.

Gisoo Misha Ahmadi
Press TV, Tehran

May 24th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Iran's southwestern city of Khorramshahr.

It was liberated during the eight-year imposed war by Iraq’s toppled Baath regime in the 1980s.

Ever since, it has become a symbol of Iranian resistance.

This year, the commemoration has taken on a deeper meaning, as crowds of people gathered in Tehran to renew their pledge of resistance against Iran's adversaries. Gisoo Misha Ahmadi reports.