President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered Thursday in a central Tehran square to mark the 31st anniversary of the revolution that created the Islamic republic that their country is now a proud "nuclear state."
The celebrations came as security forces dispersed nearby anti-government protests. Tehran residents also reported Internet speeds dropping dramatically and e-mail services such as Gmail being blocked in a common government tactic to foil opposition attempts to organize.
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