Photos posted to Twitter by Iranian journalist Sobhan Hassanvand show President Barack Obama being hung in effigy and the U.S. flag being burned in a Tehran march to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in the former U.S. ally.
Effigy of @BarackObama lynched during rally for anniversary of the 1979 Revolution in Tehran pic.twitter.com/H4tworyB4S
— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) February 11, 2015
Also hung in effigy was former President Jimmy Carter who was in office at the time.
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Iranian demonstrators also burned a giant American flag.
232 sq meter U.S. flag burnt during today's rally to mark 36th anniversary of the 1979 Revolution pic.twitter.com/yPr9B3kkOm
— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) February 11, 2015
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Israel also came in for abuse from the Iranians with Israeli flags burned…
American coffin carried during rally for 1979 Revolution
US, Israel flags burnt in today's rally pic.twitter.com/iUC5o8y1Cb— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) February 11, 2015
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…and trampled on.
American, Israeli flags trampled during today's rally in Tehran pic.twitter.com/1CbyrzkyGh
— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) February 11, 2015
An image of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu was used as a dart board alongside ISIS leader Abu al-Baghdadi and Obama.
.@BarackObama, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, @netanyahu dart targets at today's rally to mark 1979 Revolution in Tehran pic.twitter.com/vaqtzSu4wa
— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) February 11, 2015
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