In pictures: Eight-year sacred Defense and the eternal epic

FM Zarif in Moscow to discuss regional issues, bilateral ties with Lavrov

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is in Moscow for an official visit to discuss regional issues and matters of mutual interest, including Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

President Rouhani says US repeated Saddam miscalculations by waging economic war on Iran

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the United States unleashed an economic war on Iran after leaving the 2015 nuclear deal based on the same “miscalculations” made by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1980, when he led Iraq into an invasion of Iran.

Tehran hosting National Exhibition of Sacred Defense achievements

On display is the latest in cutting-edge military technology – ranging from cruise missiles and submarines to next-generation drones and battlefield vehicles. The event is held at the Sacred Defense Museum and on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Iraq’s imposed war in the 1980s.

Leader says sacred defense proved invading Iran very costly

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran's decisively victorious defense against foreign-backed forces of Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein proved that invading the country is a “very costly” undertaking.

The ceremony honors the veterans of the holy defense in the presence of the leader of the Islamic ...

Sacred Defense Week: Martyrs of minorities symbolize national unity

With the start of the Iraqi imposed war in 1980, religious minorities of Iran rushed to help the people protect the country and defend their homeland, symbolizing the national solidarity and unity.

Women according to Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini has said Islam saved the women and that elevated their position and status to the extent that it introduced her Excellency Zahra as a sample lady.