TEHRAN - A delegation of young diplomats from Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has visited the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense in Tehran.

The tour was held as part of a mission to help strengthen political relations and cultural ties between the two countries, ILNA reported on Tuesday.

During their visit, the Armenian delegation paid their respects at the museum's Memorial of Unknown Martyrs and the revered founder of the Islamic Revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

The group also paid tribute to the Christian martyrs of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

Moreover, they toured the museum's seven halls, gaining insight into the events leading up to the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the imposed war, and the subsequent advancements.

The head of the delegation highlighted the historical connections between Armenia and Iran, expressing gratitude to the museum officials, the report said.

The epic-scale museum does bargain something different in modern Iranian history where wreckages of rockets, tanks, rifles, vessels, mortars, radars, air defense systems, grounded jets, military supplies, and artillery pieces among others, have been put on view.

The museum is equipped with a state-of-the-art visual system including projections and video walls, while audio recordings relevant to each period contribute to its charm. One of the highlights is a recreation of the liberation of Khorramshahr via video projections.

The was launched on the order of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein nearly 19 months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Among many border cities directly involved in the 1980–1988 war, Khorramshahr is highly honored as a symbol of resistance during the war against Iraqi invaders.

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