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Mammoth crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iran revolution

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses crowds during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on February 11, 2019. [AFP]

Iran's president on Monday insisted "enemy" plots against the country would fail as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

"The presence of people today on the streets all over Islamic Iran... means that the enemy will never reach its evil objectives," President Hassan Rouhani told those thronging Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) square, decrying a "conspiracy" involving Washington.

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