TEHRAN - Hundreds of thousands of Iranians carrying flags and banners in support of the Islamic regime celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on Friday.

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State television showed the people in the capital Tehran were carrying images of the late Islamic leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his successor incumbent leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and moving to Tehran's Azadi (liberty) Square.

The 1979 revolution ended with toppling the US-backed regime of Shah.

Chanting anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, the Iranians swarmed the Azadi Square and nearby areas to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.