伊朗防暴警察星期三用警棍和催泪瓦斯驱散反政府示威。这个集会主要是纪念美国驻德黑兰大使馆被占领30周年。目击者说，警方殴打并逮捕了在自由广场上示威的活动人士。数以百计的伊朗人聚集在这里，以表示他们对改革派领导人穆萨维的支持。活动人士高呼“打倒独裁者”的口号，重新掀起了6月份艾哈迈迪内贾德引发争议的连任所导致的示威活动。一些反对派组织说，南部城市设拉子和伊斯法罕也在进行类似的示威活动。
白宫表示希望暴力行动不会扩大。与此同时，数以千计的伊朗人星期三高呼”美国必亡”，”以色列必亡”的口号，在关闭的美国驻德黑兰大使馆外进行集会。30年前，伊朗学生占领了美国大使馆，将52名美国人作为人质扣押了长达了444天。
Iranian riot police used batons and tear gas Wednesday to break up anti-government protests coinciding with rallies marking the storming of the U.S. embassy 30 years ago.
Witnesses say police beat and arrested activists in Haft-e-Tir square, where hundreds of Iranians gathered to show their support for reformist opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.The activists shouted “Death to the Dictator,” reviving protests against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Some opposition groups say protests also took place in Shiraz and Isfahan.
The White House says it hopes the violence will not spread.In a separate area of Tehran Wednesday, Iranians shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” at a rally outside the closed U.S. embassy.The demonstrations came 30 years after Iranian students stormed the embassy and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.