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: The Iranian Armed Forces staged countrywide military parades on Saturday to mark the Sacred Defense Week on the 44th anniversary of the onset of the Iraqi imposed war on the Islamic Republic.
Saturday 21 September 2024 - 11:58
Story Code : 428482
Source : Tasnimnews
Iran marks sacred defense week with military parades
President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a speech at the opening of the ceremony in Tehran, which was attended by senior military commanders.
Various units representing the Iranian Navy, Air Force, Army Ground Force, Airborne division, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Police participated in the parades.
Simultaneously, a large-scale military parade was held in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, involving hundreds of vessels and submarines.
The most recent achievements of the Iranian armed forces in missile industry, equipment for the ground, naval and air defense forces as well as communication gear were put on display in the military events.
In Iran, the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war is known as the Sacred Defense, and the Sacred Defense Week is held on the anniversary of the beginning of the war.
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