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Scenes from the Iranian Front

The Daily Beast's Jason Shams—who spent months protesting in the streets of Tehran—monitors the latest unconfirmed dispatches from the opposition on blogs and Facebook.

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Female demonstrators wave Iranian flags, as a picture of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is held at center, during a rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi (freedom) Square in Tehran on Thursday. Many thousands of pro-government demonstrators gathered in the central square of Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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Demonstrators walk toward Azadi square to take part in a ceremony to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

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Ahmadinejad speaks during the ceremony on Thursday.

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Police hold back the crowd as Ahmadinejad speaks.

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An Iranian woman gestures during the ceremony.

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Escorted by his bodyguards, Ahmadinejad greets well wishers.

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Pro-government Iranian demonstrators attended the rally.

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