Tasnim � Prominent Iranian cleric Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani highlighted the popularity of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and said it has become a role model for other nations� movements and uprisings.

�Thank God, the development that was created by Imam Khomeini (Islamic Revolution) is extending day by day,� Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani said in meeting with a number of students from Lebanon in the holy city of Qom on Saturday.

�Some thought that this revolution would come to an end but, thank God, this revolution is spreading further day by day,� he said, adding that many movements and uprisings that take place in other countries around the world are inspired by the Islamic Revolution of Iran and the thoughts of Imam Khomeini.

�This revolution and this transformation becomes stronger every day and the enemy becomes weaker,� the cleric went on to say.

The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime on February 11, 1979, ending the 2,500 years of monarchy in the country.