SACRED DEFENSE WEEK
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CULTURE
From 1980s to 2026: The legacy of Sacred Defense and transformation of Iranian defense doctrine
Iran’s 1980s Sacred Defense legacy, reinforced by the 2026 US-Israeli wars of aggression, highlights national resilience, military self-reliance, technological advances, popular mobilization, and the enduring role of unity in Iran’s defense doctrine.
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REPORTS
Iran marks ‘Sacred Defense Week’ to remember Iraq-imposed war in 1980s
A ceremony honoring Iranian war veterans and those who were active on and off the battlefront during eight years of the Iraqi-imposed war in the 1980s was held in Tehran on Wednesday.
INFOCLIPS
Uncut path of grand military breakthroughs: Iran unveils outstanding drone, missiles
With the start of the Sacred Defense Week, Iran paraded an unprecedented number of 23 ballistic missiles.
REPORTS
Iran marks Sacred Defense Week with largest military parade in Strait of Hormuz
In a stunning display of military might, Iran's largest-ever military parade unfolded in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
DEFENSE
Iran holds nationwide parades to mark Sacred Defense Week
Iran’s armed forces are holding military parades nationwide on the first day of Sacred Defense Week.
CONVERSATIONS
Iran’s resistance to West-backed Saddam regime inspired world: War veteran
The memory of the eight-year war imposed by then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on Iran with the support of Western states continues to inspire resistance movements, says a war veteran.
FEATURES
Explainer: How did US-backed Saddam regime’s war against Iran unfold, end?
Iran is commemorating Sacred Defense Week when the Iraqi Baathist regime and its foreign backers in September 1980 launched a no-holds-barred war against the Islamic Republic.
CULTURE
Martyr Morteza Avini as the pioneer of Iran’s Sacred Defense cinema
Martyr Morteza Avini managed, through his creative and thought-provoking cinematic works, to establish a new method of cinema in line with the political vision of the Islamic Republic
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