On this day in 1988, Iranian armed forces repelled the MKO offensive, inflicted a crushing defeat on the terrorist group and buried Saddam Hussein’s delusion of victory.

Iran’s Army says it will never allow sworn enemies to misuse the Islamic Republic’s territory.

On July 26, 1988, the MKO terror cult, a key ally of Iraqi Baathist regime at the time, launched an attack to overthrow the Islamic Republic. In response, Iran's military launched a counterattack codenamed Operation Mersad that crippled the MKO forces that suffered over 4,800 casualties.

July 26, 1988, marks the day Iran's military launched a counterattack against the MKO terror group in Kermanshah Province.