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The Sacred Defence Week (Persian: هفته دفاع مقدس Hafte Defâ Moqaddas, also translated Holy Defence Week) is an Iranian annual commemoration of the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War (often called "the Sacred Defence" in Iran). It is marked by military parades. [1] [2] It is set by the Iranian calendar and begins on Shahrivar 31. [3] The ...
The Foundation for the Preservation and Publication of Sacred Defense Works and Values (Persian: بنیاد حفظ آثار و نشر ارزشهای دفاع مقدس) is one of the institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the aim of preserving the relics and disseminating the values of the Sacred Defense (Iran-Iraq war known by Iranians as the "Sacred Defence" or "Holy Defense ...
It is dedicated to the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), [1] the conflict known in Iran as "imposed war" [2] or mainly "Holy Defense". [3] [4] The museum consists of different parts such as Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, flag tower, open area and lake, parking, conference halls, [5] Khorramshahr Mosque, Library and Panorama museum. [6]
Iran's semi-official SNN news agency said the ongoing exercise began on Jan. 4 and includes air, ground and sea forces and weapons systems, and that it is meant to test Iran's domestically made ...
Holy Defense cinema (Persian: سینمای دفاع مقدس, romanized: Sīnimā-yi Difā'-i Muqaddas) refers to a genre of Iranian films that deals with various aspects of the Iran-Iraq war of 1980–1988. [1] Although little noticed in the West, the genre has produced more than 200 movies, including some critical and commercial hits.
Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei visited the Iranian war zone in 1999 and 2002 to support the movement. In 2005, he ordered the creation of a Sepah subdivision entitled the Foundation for the Preservation and Publication of Sacred Defense Works and Values to officially support the caravans. [3] [4]
Tensions in the Middle East showed no signs of easing Monday as a high-ranking Iranian military official pledged that Israel will face “bitter and unimaginable consequences” for its weekend ...
Sardar Mir Faisal Bagherzadeh, the head of the Foundation for the Preservation and Publication of Sacred Defense Works and Values, mentioned that the most important help to the people of Gaza is military action, and stated that it is time for Islamic countries to put the military option against Israel on the agenda. Before this, the military ...