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Mideast Iran US Opposition Protest

This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows anti-government protestors chanting slogans, as a garbage can is set on fire, on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons and fired tear gas Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, witnesses and state media reported. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition’s first major show of force on the streets of Tehran since mid-September that coincided with state-sponsored protests against Israel.