Hundreds of thousands of Iranians held nationwide rallies in support of the Islamic establishment and celebrated 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Tuesday.

People in major Iranian cities swarmed to the streets, carrying flags and banners in support of the establishment and images of late founder of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, and his successor, incumbent Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The 1979 revolution toppled the US-backed regime of Shah and brought the country under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, an event seen as a turning point in Iran 's history.