TEHRAN Upon a proposal by the Armed Forces Chief Headquarters and approval of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, soldiers who deserted service will receive conditional pardon. According to the approval, if soldiers who deserted military service during their preliminary training and immediately afterwards, can take benefit from the pardon and remain immune of prosecution granted they report to the garrisons by August 22 to complete their service.

The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces has granted the pardon on the occasion of May 24, the anniversary of the liberation of Iran's southern port city of Khorramshahr, from Iraqi occupation in 1982. (IRNA)