The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the two imposed wars on Iran in the 1980s and earlier this year “consolidated” the country’s deterrent capability and power-building in the region.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps warns the enemies, particularly the US and Israel, that they will get Iran’s “deadly” response if they make another miscalculation and wage a new act of aggression against the country.

Ba’athist Iraq’s 1980 abrogation of the Algiers Agreement with Iran over the Arvand River was an aggressive move that led to war, devastation, and lasting geopolitical consequences.

A senior Iranian Army commander praised the nation for demonstrating “exceptional unity” during the illegal Israeli-US aggression against the country and disregarding calls by the Tel Aviv regime to take to the streets.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry commemorates the National Day of Resistance and Withstanding that is named after the resilience of the city of Dezful in the face of Iraqi attacks during the 1980s imposed war. 

Iran’s armed forces are holding military parades nationwide on the first day of Sacred Defense Week.

Iran’s foreign minister and a group of survivors of chemical weapons visit Japan as the country remembers the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.