The Iran Project - On Friday, the Iranian Armed Forces commenced large-scale military parades throughout the country to commemorate the Sacred Defense Week. This week-long event commemorates the eight-year war imposed on Iran by Iraq in the 1980s. It is celebrated annually nationwide to honor the martyrs and war veterans of the conflict. The ...

Advising Baku and Yerevan to solve the disputes through peaceful means and dialogue,the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said that Iranwill not tolerate changes in the borders of the region. Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri made the remarks onThursday in the military parade of Sacred Defense Week, saying that the Islamic Republic ...

Iranian Armed Forces started staging a military parade here on Thursday in commemoration of the Sacred Defense Week. Sacred Defense Week starts in Iran on September 22. The Week is annually celebrated nationwide to mark martyrs and war veterans of the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in 1980-88. The military parade is being held near Imam Khomeini Mausoleum ...

MNA The Leader of the Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, is to go live on a televised program to address the Iran-Iraq war veterans on Monday morning. The speech is to be held at 9:00 a.m. local time to address above one million of Iran's veterans on the occasion of the national Holy Defense Week, annual commemoration of the 19801988 IranIraq War ...

YJC | Mohsen Vanaei: Thirty paratroopers, commandos and Special Forces recently jumped from Tehrans iconic Milad Tower to demonstrate their military skills. The jump, also attended by IRGCs Muhammad Rasoolollah Brigade of Great Tehran, Basij [voluntary] forces, and law enforcement, was held on the occasion of Sacred Defence Week, which started on September ...

IRNA - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a friend and brother of all regional countries while the Zionist regime is a major enemy of Muslims. "We know that our main duty today is to defend the oppressed Palestinian nation," said Larijani while addressing the Third National Parade of the Armed ...

Tasnim Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran was ready to overlook the mistakes that certain neighbors have made in the past and to extend a hand of friendship given the need to counter the divisive plots hatched by enemies of the region. In an address to a military parade marking the Sacred Defense Week in Tehran on Sunday, Rouhani said ...

Tasnim | Vahid Ahmadi: Irans Armed Forces are staging countrywide military parades to mark the Sacred Defense Week on the 39th anniversary of the onset of the Iraqi imposed war on the Islamic Republic. In capital Tehran, the parades are being held at the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, south of the city. President ...

Press TV - Iranian Armed Forces have begun holding military parades across the country, including in the Persian Gulf, at the start of the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iraq-imposed war. The parades began countrywide on Sunday morning, marking the day when the regime of slain Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched ...

ISNA - Veterans and artists met with Ayatollah Khamenei for an "Evening of Retelling Memories" of Sacred Defense On Wednesday evening. According to khamenei.ir, the ceremony of "An Evening of Retelling Memories", commemorating the National Week of Sacred Defense against Iraqi Saddam regime, commenced a few minutes ago at the Hussayniyeh of Imam Khomeini ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Alireza Barkhor announced that the country will hold a large aerial exhibition in central Tehran on Tuesday, marking the start of the Sacred Defense Week. The aerial exhibition will be inaugurated on Tuesday afternoon, September 22nd, the first day of Sacred Defense ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Armed Forces began military parades all over the country on Monday, the first day of the Sacred Defense Week which marks the onset of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran 34 years ago. In capital Tehran, the opening ceremony of the Sacred Defense Week started on Monday morning at the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian defense minister praised the countrys technological achievements in defense fields, and added that local technicians are now capable of designing and manufacturing all the necessary weapons systems inside the country. Today, we can assert to have reached such a level of science and technology that we are able to design ...

By Trend Iran has unveiled two new armored vehicles at the 4th day of the Sacred Defense week in Tehran, IRINN reported. "Howeizeh" ultra light tracked armored vehicle and "Tala'eeyeh" armored APC were unveiled in presence of Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi. Vahidi noted that Iran is currently working towards making its army vehicles ...

In their powerful presence in military parades honoring the Sacred Defense Week, Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran displayed Iran's latest achievements in defense and military hardware. The Sacred Defense Week commemorates the braveries of the Iranian soldiers who fought in the 1980-1988 Iraqi-imposed war and defended their country from ...