Iran to open five new ‘sacred defense’ museums dedicated to 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War

TEHRAN – Iran plans to open five new museums dedicated to the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, known domestically as the “sacred defense,” by late this year or by May 2026 at the latest, an official said on Saturday.

Registration documents for ‘Sacred Defense’ elements unveiled

TEHRAN - On the 43rd anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr, Iranian authorities unveiled official national registration documents for 12 sites and elements in Khuzestan province linked to the country’s eight-year war with Iraq, known domestically as the Sacred Defense (1980–1988).

Iran to open eight new ‘Sacred Defense’ museums by 2028

TEHRAN - Iran plans to inaugurate eight new museums dedicated to the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War–referred to in the country as the “Sacred Defense” –by the Iranian year 1407 (March 2028), a senior official announced on Sunday.

Families of slain divers seek justice against U.S. in Tehran court

TEHRAN – The International Affairs Court in Tehran, Branch 55, held its second session on Monday regarding a lawsuit filed by the families of Iranian divers martyred in 1986 during Operation Karbala-4 in the Iran-Iraq War.

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.