Martyrdom
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Supreme Leader: Pro-Palestine actions worldwide inspired by Islamic Revolution
Tehran, IRNA — Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the Islamic Revolution as a source of inspiration for pro-Palestinian actions worldwide.
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Body of martyr ‘Hossein Sami Maqam’ found after 44 years
Tehran, IRNA – The commander of the committee to find missing veterans of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, General Mohammad Bagherzadeh, has announced the discovery of the body of the martyr "Hossein Sami Maqam" after 44 years.
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Hezbollah fighter martyred in Israeli strike on south Lebanon
Tehran, IRNA - The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has announced that one of its fighters has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
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Photo: Hamid Abedi
Torch-carrying ceremony
The torch-carrying ceremony, held by the people from Iraq's Najaf residing in Qom, central Iran, serves as a reminder and commemoration of the historical event when the tents of Imam Hussein (AS) were set on fire after he and his 72 companions were martyred on Ashura. Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and a grandson of Islam's Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and his companions, were martyred in the Battle of Karbala, in southern Iraq, in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I. The tenth day of the Arabic month Muharram is known as Ashura.
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Hezbollah chief calls Iran steadfast in facing all challenges
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has extended condolences on the martyrdom of the Iranian president Raisi and his entourage, describing the Islamic Republic as strong and steadfast in dealing with all challenges.
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IRGC chief vows Israel will be punished for shedding holy blood
Tehran, IRNA — The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, says the Israeli regime will be punished for shedding holy blood.
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Iranian mother of three war-time martyrs dies at 91
Mashhad, IRNA – Esmat Beheshti Basharik, an Iranian mother of three war-time martyrs, has died at the age of 91.
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‘Fruit of Martyr Amirabdollahian’s efforts will be liberation of Al-Quds Sharif’
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Acting President Mohammad Mokhbar has remembered Martyr Hossein Amirabdollahian as a revolutionary diplomat and Foreign Minister of the Resistance Front, saying the fruit of his efforts will surely be visible to the world one day with the liberation of Al-Quds Sharif.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry commemorates martyrdom of Pres. Raisi, companions
Tehran, IRNA – A ceremony on the 7th day since the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and their companions was held at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Tehran renames highways, streets after president Raisi, FM Amirabdollahian
Tehran, IRNA – The city council in the Iranian capital Tehran has decided to name two streets and one highway after President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian who were martyred in a helicopter crash in northwest of the country earlier this month.
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Daughters of Hezbollah leaders sympathize with Martyr Raisi’s family
Tehran, IRNA – The daughters of Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the current head of Hezbollah, and Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, the former head of the Lebanese resistance movement, have visited the house of Martyr Ebrahim Raisi to offer their condolences to the Iranian president’s family members.
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Martyr Pres. Raisi succeeded in biggest anti-corruption drive: IRNA chief
Tehran, IRNA - Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Ali Naderi has called the government of Martyred Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi a benchmark, that according him, succeeded in accomplishing the biggest anti-corruption campaign in the country in recent decades.
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Photo: Genia Abedian
Tribute and Prayers for Martyred Iranian President in Sarkis Church in Tehran
The ceremony to honor and pray for the martyred Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his companions was held on Friday evening (May 24, 2024) with the presence of a group of Armenian compatriots in the Holy Sarkis Church of Tehran.
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Supreme Nat’l Security Council addresses Iranians after martyrdom of Pres.
Tehran, IRNA - The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has issued a notice, which not only condoles the martyrdom of Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s president and the head of the Supreme National Security Council, but presents some points addressing to the nation.
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Sri Lanka declares one-day mourning on Iran president martyrdom
Tehran, IRNA – The Sri Lankan government has condoled the martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, announcing one-day mourning on May 21.
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India announces day of mourning as Algeria president regrets ‘loss of brother’
Tehran, IRNA – Due to the martyrdom of Iranian President Raisi and his accompanying delegation in the helicopter crash incident, India has declared one-day mourning on May 21 and the Algerian President expressed condolences, describing Raisi's death as a "loss of a brother".
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World leaders sympathize with Iran over martyrdom of Pres Raisi
Tehran, IRNA – When the news about the martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was released after the chopper crash, world leaders and top foreign officials began sending condolences while expressing sympathy with the Iranian nation and government over the tragic incident.
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500 medical staff killed since October 7: Gaza Health Ministry
Tehran, IRNA - The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says 500 doctors and healthcare workers have been martyred since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on October 7th last year.
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Hamas chief loses another close relative in Israeli raids
Tehran, IRNA – Palestinian media outlets have reported that Head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement Ismail Haniyeh has lost his nephew in an Israeli attack.
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Hezbollah extends condolences to Hamas chief
Tehran, IRNA- Deputy Chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement, Sheikh Naeem Qasim has expressed his condolences on the martyrdom of children and grandchildren of Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian Hamas movement.
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Hamas leader's 3 sons, grandchildren killed in Israeli attack
Tehran, IRNA – Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, has lost three sons and three grandchildren in an attack by the Israeli regime on northern Gaza.
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Zionist regime's diplomats fearing Iran response in wake of consulate attack: Report
Tehran, IRNA – Zionist diplomats are fearing Iran's response in the wake of the attack against the Iranian consulate in Damascus in which seven Iranian military advisors were martyred.
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Gaza death toll climes to 32,226
Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has announced that the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the besieged territory has risen to 32,226 since early October.
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Border guard martyred in southeastern Iran
Zahedan, IRNA – An Iranian border guard has been martyred in Sistan and Baluchestan province’s border area.
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Senior IRGC member martyred in Syria
Tehran, IRNA - A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) military advisor was martyred in an Israeli regime's airstrike on the suburb of Damascus.
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Photo: Fateme Abedi
Women gather to mark martyrdom anniversary of Lady Faṭima al-Zahra (SA)
Iranian women gather in houses, mosques and other religious places to mourn for Lady Fatima al-Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), every year during the Fatimiyya, a 10-day period which marks her martyrdom anniversary.
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Two IRGC officers martyred in Israeli attacks on Syria
Tehran, IRNA- Two officers with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) who served as military advisors in Syria have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes on the Arab country.
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Informed source rejects martyrdom of IRGC comdr in Iran
Zahedan, IRNA – An informed security source in the southeast province of Sistan and Baluchestan has rejected the martyrdom of Hossein Shahraki.
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Funeral held for defenders of security in Iran’s Isfahan
A funeral procession was held on August 21, 2023, for Amir-Hossein Ahmadi and Mohammad-Ehsan Shafiei who were martyred in clashes with armed hooligans. The funeral ceremony was attended by Iranian officials and a large group of people in Iran's central province of Isfahan. (IRNA photos/Rasoul Shojaei)
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Martyrdom moves a nation forward: Supreme Leader
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described martyrdom as a force that propels nations forward, hailing Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as an exemplary martyr that united the Iranian nation against the enemy.