February 11 is meant to be the Islamic Republic’s annual display of legitimacy. A day the state floods Iran’s streets with flags, slogans, and choreographed crowds to commemorate the fall of the Shah, the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. This year, with everything on the line for the republic's future, the regime’s messaging makes clear how much it needs the performance.
State-aligned Tasnim News Agency reported that “extensive arrangements” have been made for mass rallies across the country, beginning simultaneously at 9:30 a.m. It cited plans for more than 7,700 journalists to cover the events, including 200 foreign reporters stationed along the march routes. More than 2,000 “service and cultural booths” will line Tehran’s streets.
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