Sacred Defense

  • Iran receives bodies of 98 martyrs

    Iran receives bodies of 98 martyrs

    Abadan, IRNA – The remains of the bodies of 98 Iranian martyrs of Iraq’s imposed war on Iran (1980-88) were transported to the country through the Shalamcheh International Border Crossing in southwest Iran on Saturday.

  • No aggressor capable of standing against Islamic Republic: Cmdr

    No aggressor capable of standing against Islamic Republic: Cmdr

    Bushehr, IRNA – The naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) possess a high level of strength, and no aggressive country is capable of fighting the Islamic Republic, a military official has announced.

  • Iranian army pledges to defend national sovereignty

    Iranian army pledges to defend national sovereignty

    Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army has reaffirmed its commitment to defending the dignity, resilience, and territorial integrity of the country, in a statement marking the 44th anniversary of the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq’s toppled Baath regime, which is known as the Sacred Defense in Iran.

  • Resistance only way to protect Iran: FM SPOX

    Resistance only way to protect Iran: FM SPOX

    Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has emphasized that the Sacred Defense proved that protecting the country can be achieved only through resistance.

  • Iran's Sacred Defense Week military parade

    Iran's Sacred Defense Week military parade

    The Iranian Armed Forces have launched extensive military parades across the country on Saturday (September 21, 2024) to observe Sacred Defense Week.

  • New Iranian ballistic missiles were unveiled today

    New Iranian ballistic missiles were unveiled today

    Tehran, IRNA - On the occasion of the beginning of Sacred Defense Week, Iran Armed Forces have unveiled the latest achievements such as Shahed 136B drone and Jahad ballistic missile, in a ceremony on Saturday morning.

  • Islamic Republic helped defeat bipolar system: Official

    Islamic Republic helped defeat bipolar system: Official

    Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian official has hailed the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, stressing that the event was undoubtedly effective in the defeat of the bipolar system worldwide.

  • ‘Iran's deterrence power prevents enemy aggression’

    ‘Iran's deterrence power prevents enemy aggression’

    Yazd, IRNA - Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has said that the deterrence power of the Islamic Republic is such that no enemy could ever encroach upon its territory.

  • Veterans of Iran’s war with Iraq remembered

    Veterans of Iran’s war with Iraq remembered

    The birth anniversary of Hazrat Al-Abbas is marked as the Day of Janbaz or the day of the veterans who lost a body part during Iran’s war with Iraq more than three decades ago. The occasion which falls on February 14 this year is celebrated annually on the 3rd of Sha’ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. Hazrat Abbas was the son of Imam Ali (AS) and was famous for his courage, loyalty, and self-sacrifice.The following pictures, which are published for a first time by the IRNA, depict war heroes who were disabled during the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

  • Funeral and burial held for unknown martyr in Tehran

    Photo:Ahmad Moeini Jam

    Funeral and burial held for unknown martyr in Tehran

    The remains of an unknown martyr of Iran’s 1980s war with Iraq was buried in the premises of the former US embassy in Iran, a building known as Den of Espionage located in central Tehran, after a funeral was held in the facility for the martyr on December 19, 2023.

  • People of Tabriz welcome five unidentified martyrs

    People of Tabriz welcome five unidentified martyrs

    The ceremony of welcoming the bodies of the five unidentified martyrs of the Sacred Defense (Iraq’s war of aggression against Iran in the 1980s) was held in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, on December 9, 2023, with the presence of people and provincial officials.