President apologises over crackdown as Iran marks 1979 Islamic Revolution

In a ceremony marking the revolution anniversary, Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian apologised to “all those affected” by the nationwide protests and bloody crackdown that followed it. Picture: AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis.

Iran has marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure from US president Donald Trump and public anger over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Iran is taking part in negotiations with the United States over its nuclear programme but it remains unclear if a deal will be reached.