Videos: Iran Resorts To Crackdown, Fearing Mass Rallies Marking National Day 10/29/2017 5:40:54 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Iran regime setting up roadblocks to prevent thousands of Iranian people from holding the Cyrus Day celebrations Heshmat Alavi Forbes, October 29, 2017 -  October 29th marks “Cyrus Day” in Iran, commemorating Cyrus the Great, probably the most renowned ruler of ancient Persia. Last year on this day a large gathering of  thousands Iranians sent shockwaves to Tehran, proving to the world Iran’s society remains restive and fiercely opposes the ruling regime. 28 October 2016- Protest gathering at Pasargadae For the past 48  hours social media activists across Iran have used the hashtag #CyrusDay to post their views and inviting people to the gathering. Fearing similar rallies this year, the Iranian regime resorted to dispatching a large number of security forces and “military maneuvers and wi...