War veterans

  • 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.

  • Dutch court rules in favor of Iranian victims of chemical attacks

    Dutch court rules in favor of Iranian victims of chemical attacks

    Tehran, IRNA – A Dutch court has ruled that a company must pay compensation to five Iranian victims of chemical weapons attacks by Iraq in the 1980s, according to the office for legal affairs in the Iranian Presidency.