Iran celebrates revolution anniversary

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran's Azadi square February 11, 2012. Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Islamic Republic would soon announce "very important" achievements in the nuclear field, state TV reported. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

A soldier chants slogans during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran.

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh flashes the victory sign during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran.

A scale model of the U.S. RQ-170 unmanned spy plane is displayed during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran's Azadi square February 11, 2012.

A model of a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel, captured by Iran in December near the border with Afghanistan, is displayed in front of the Azadi (freedom) tower, as a boy holds a poster showing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian soldiers take part in celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution at Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square). Iran has broken the "idol" of the Holocaust underpinning the creation of the Israeli state and US hegemony, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday in a speech marking the anniversary of his country's 1979 Islamic revolution. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare) A man raises a sign saying "Axis of evil: Iran, Israel and USA," during a rally Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain. Thousands of Bahraini government supporters and people who argue that the monarchy should take stronger measures against anti-government protesters raised Bahraini and Saudi flags during the rally as tensions rise ahead of the one-year anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising in the island kingdom. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)... more A model of a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel, captured by Iran in December near the border with Afghanistan, is displayed in front of the Azadi (freedom) tower, as a boy holds a poster showing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a rally marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he deliver his speech at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Ahmadinejad says Iran will soon reveal "very big new nuclear achievements." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he deliver his speech near the Azadi (freedom) tower at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.

Iranian soldiers take part in celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution at Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square).