Funerals across Iran mourn 300 unidentified soldiers of war

TEHRAN – Iran observed a day of national mourning on Thursday, commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA) with widespread funeral processions for 300 unidentified soldiers who perished during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). 

65,000 Nowruz travelers visit war memorials in Ilam province

TEHRAN - During the Nowruz holidays, which officially commenced on March 20th, some 65,000 visitors flocked to war memorials and Sacred Defense museums across Ilam province in western Iran.

Sacred Defense Museum offers free admission during Ten-Day Dawn celebrations

TEHRAN – Entry to Tehran’s Sacred Defense Museum is free from Feb. 1 to 11, which marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, known as the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations.

Tehran’s Sacred Defense Museum is successful example of peace-oriented institutions: expert

TEHRAN – Dr. Fabio Carbone, a lecturer in International Tourism Management at Coventry University (UK), has said Tehran’s Sacred Defense Museum “is a successful example of peace-oriented museums.”

Bolivian ambassador tours Azadi tower

TEHRAN - Bolivian ambassador to Iran Guadalupe Perez Ramos has paid a visit to Azadi tower, widely known as the most iconic landmark of the Iranian capital.

Ali Akbar Ahmadian, veteran IRGC commander, replaces Shamkhani

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Ahamadian, an IRGC commander, was appointed on Monday by the Iranian president as the new secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

Funeral held for Assyrian martyr of Iran-Iraq war

TERHAN – A funeral service was held on Friday for Assyrian martyr Jony Beth Oshana in Tehran. The funeral is part of a days-long tribute to Oshana, whose body was discovered recently in Iraq.

New Persian novel “Jack London Train” explores war-torn Abadan in 1980s

TEHRAN – In his latest adult novel “Jack London Train”, writer Farhad Hassanzadeh, best known for his children’s books, has focused on the repercussions of the Iran-Iraq war during the 1980s in his hometown Abadan in southwestern Iran. 

A review of “Memory Writing in the Local Context of the Sacred Defense”

A successful example of a great teamwork

As IBNA reported, in the presence of general Abbas Bayrami, and Writers and publishing activists such as Ali Asghar Jafari, Muhammadreza Sangari, Mohsen Shahrezaei and Masumeh Ramhormozi, a review session was held for the book “Memory Writing in the Local Context of the Sacred Defense”.

Key figure in Iran’s first strategic offensive against Iraq in 1984 subject of new Owj film 

TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization, the IRGC cinematic arm, plans to make a film on Mehdi Zeinuddin, a young commander who played a key role in Iran’s first strategic offensive launched against Iraq on Majnun Island in 1984.

Ilam to renovate tourism amenities in museum dedicated to Sacred Defense

TEHRAN—Cultural heritage department of Ilam seeks to renew tourism amenities in one of its war museums, which is dedicated to Sacred Defense.

Play portrays women harking back to marriages after war claimed partners’ lives

TEHRAN – A play on stage at a Tehran theater portrays the widows of six Iranian pilots sharing their feelings of nostalgia for their courtships and nuptials after losing their husbands in the Iran-Iraq war. 

Khorramshahr tourism chief urges need to protect war-torn properties to save culture, identity

TEHRAN—The tourism chief of Khorramshahr, a prime destination for war tourism in southwest Iran, has urged the need to protect properties to save the “Sacred Defense” culture and identity.

Rituals associated with anonymous martyrs made national heritage

TEHRAN – The collective rituals and cultural elements practiced to cherish anonymous martyrs has been named an intangible cultural heritage in Iran.

Tehran’s Sacred Defense Museum to offer free admission for days

TEHRAN – Entry will be free to Tehran’s Sacred Defense Museum from May 18 to 24 to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

Director says “The Situation of Mehdi” documents operations Badr, Kheibar 

TEHRAN – Actor Hadi Hejazifar calls his directorial debut “The Situation of Mehdi” a film document for Badr and Kheibar, two major operations Iran carried out during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.

‘Sacred Defense’ museums to open to public by yearend

TEHRAN – Three museums featuring elements and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called ‘Sacred Defense’ in the Islamic Republic, will open to the public by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).

11 Sacred Defense elements, properties approved as national heritage

TEHRAN – A selection of eleven elements and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called Sacred Defense in the Islamic Republic, have recently been added to the national heritage list.

Savior of Urartian inscription tours National Museum of Iran

TEHRAN – Cultural heritage lover, Rahim Oshnavi Mahmoudzadeh, has paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran to which he donated a fragment of Urartian inscription some half a century ago.