Iran Press/Irannews: Iran’s Armed Forces staged countrywide military parades on Saturday to mark the Sacred Defense Week on the 38th anniversary of the onset of the Iraqi imposed war on the Islamic Republic.
In capital Tehran, the parades were held at the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, south of the city.
President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech at the opening of the ceremony in Tehran, which was attended by senior military commanders, including Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri.
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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 more than 600 military vessels and submarines.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani delivered a speech at the military ceremony in Bandar Abbas.
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.
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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.
September 21 is a day in which Saddam’s Ba’th minority regime waged a full-scale war on Iran.
On September 1980, Saddam’s army staged a large-scale incursion against Iran with 12 infantry divisions; 15 armed brigades; 4,500 tanks and personnel carriers; 360 jetfighters; and 400 choppers, as well as a number of other warfare.
The enmities and conspiracies of the US against Iran began as of the very first days after the victory of Islamic Revolution, gradually escalating. Arrogant powers, despite of their rivalries and contrasts, maintained a common sinister goal. They all considered the Islamic Revolution as a threat against them, because the Islamic Revolution aimed to negate global powers.
In this manner, all enemies collectively conspired to somehow topple the Islamic Republic of Iran. The arrogant powers waged a full-scale war on Iran, while rallying unwavering support for Saddam’s regime.
Saddam’s lame excuse for waging a war on Iran was apparent border disputes. However, the imposed war was waged against Iran as the result of global powers’ pledges to the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, for his empowerment in the region via the elimination of Islamic Iran from the scene.
Meanwhile, the sacred Islamic system disclosed the true identity of the US and hegemonic powers.
The Sacred Defense era is a reminder of the spiritual values; selflessness; and loyalty of the Iranian combatants; and an ever-lasting experience for the current and future generations.
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