Iran to construct five museums commemorating Sacred Defense

TEHRAN – On Monday, Brigadier General Bahman Kargar, head of the Foundation for Preservation of Sacred Defense Works and Values, unveiled plans to build five new museums dedicated to commemorating the Sacred Defense (the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war).

Painter Asadi Jozani dies at 56

TEHRAN- Iranian painter Mohammad Asadi Jozani, who was best known for his works on the Islamic Revolution and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, died of heart attack on Monday. He was 56.

“2888” premieres at Fajr with salute by crew to Air Force heroes

TEHRAN – The crew of “2888” paid tribute to the fighter pilots of the Air Force of the Iranian Army for the valor they showed during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war at the premiere of the war drama at the Fajr Film Festival on Tuesday.

Ground broken for Sacred Defense museum in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Construction of a museum featuring elements and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called ‘Sacred Defense’ in the Islamic Republic, officially began on Monday in Bojnurd, the capital of North Khorasan province. 

Art Bureau launches poetry congress to laud General Soleimani’s valor in war 

TEHRAN – The Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization has launched a poetry congress to salute Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani for his valor during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.

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Sculpture exhibit observes Iranian women’s self-sacrifices in war  

TEHRAN – An exhibition of sculptures opened at the Lorzadeh Gallery of the Iranian Academy of Arts on Monday to highlight Iranian women’s self-sacrifices during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.

IRGC Muhammad Rasulullah Division releases documents on Iran-Iraq war operations 

TEHRAN – The 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declassified a large number of documents on the operations carried out during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in a book.