Up to 500 people protested in Tehran on Thursday over an anti-Islam film made in the United States, chanting "Death to America™!" and death to the movie's director, an AFP photographer at the scene said.The rally took place near the Swiss embassy, which handles U.S. interests in the absence of U.S.-Iran diplomatic ties.
Hundreds of police and security personnel prevented the crowd from approaching the diplomatic compound, which had been evacuated by Swiss diplomats as a precaution.
Several protesters carried Egyptian and Libyan flags in support of Moslems in those countries where violent protests against the film occurred on Tuesday.
Iranian news agencies said the demonstration was called by the Student Islamic Society, a hardline university group loyal to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that has held anti-Western rallies in the past.