Volunteer servicemen hold a spiritual gathering at Hosseinieh Jamaran.

Iran marks historic US failure in Tabas Desert

On April 25, 1980, the United States launched a covert military operation, known as Operation Eagle Claw, in an attempt to airlift the US embassy staff held in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

President Raeisi says armed forces to target 'center' of Israel if it acts against Iran

A gathering of honorary servicemen at Imam Khomeini's holy mausoleum.

Historic US failure in Iran’s Tabas Desert

Iran has marked the anniversary of a failed US military operation in the central Tabas Desert. It was launched on April 24, 1980. The operation was meant to release US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. But a sandstorm hit and brought down the group of US military aircraft

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.

On-foot summit of servicemen at shrine of holy Lady Fatima Masoumah (PBUH) on the birth anniversary ...

Operation Eagle Claw in Iran’s central Tabas Desert still stands as warning to Trump

The Operation Eagle Claw, a failed US military operation in Iran’s central Tabas Desert that was launched in an attempt to release former US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was an “absolute catastrophe” and serves as a warning for President Donald Trump not to initiate a war against Iran, a political analyst and former US Senate candidate has said.