Iran’s Armed Forces holding parades to mark start of Sacred Defense Week

Iranian Armed Forces hold military parades across the country and in the Persian Gulf waters to mark the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iraq-imposed war.

Leader says sacred Defense proved resistance only way to protect Iran

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Sacred Defense against the ex-Iraqi regime’s eight-year war on Iran proved that protecting the country can be achieved only through resistance.

What could be learned from the holy defense week?

Imam Khomeini's unprecedented leadership caused Islamic Revolution victory

Many observers maintain that Imam Khomeini's unprecedented leadership and massive public support caused the victory of Islamic Revolution in 1979

All the outward and inward worlds are in the presence of the Lord

Imam Khomeini explained that if man is certain and has faith that all the outward and inward worlds are in the presence of the Lord, and that God, the Exalted, is present everywhere and sees everything, in the presence of God and God’s blessings there would be no possibility for committing sins.

The moment when Imam Khomeini said he was missing Dr. Chamran

Mustafa Chamran became the Minister of Defense; and when the Iraqi imposed war against Iran broke out, he gave up his position as the Minister of Defense and went to Ahwaz to fight. Chamran continued to defend the country against aggressive powers until he was martyred on June 21, 1981.

Member of Iran's IRGC assassinated in armed attack in Tehran

One of the members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been assassinated in an armed attack by two motorcyclists in Tehran.

Israel troops ‘aimed to kill’: Slain Palestinian journalist’s colleague recounts murder

A Palestinian journalist who was with Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on the day when she was shot dead by Israeli regime forces has recounted how the crime was committed, describing the shooting as a “deliberate attempt” to kill the journalists.