Anniversary events staged in hundreds of cities across the country; head of powerful Islamic Republican Guards Corps vows defense of homeland

Revolutionary Guards chief attends ceremony to introduce the paintings, which include a Star of David in the Great Seal of the United States

Ahead of 40th anniversary of attack, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh denies seizure was directed by Revolutionary Guards, says plan was to hold a sit-in

Tehran complex is now partly a museum and a space for student groups, some of whom leave anti-American graffiti on its walls