Operation Mersad: How Iran foiled Saddam's final gambit 38 years ago

Today marks the 38th anniversary of Operation Mersad, the legendary and highly successful military counteroffensive through which the Islamic Republic of Iran dismantled the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) terror cult and permanently ended Saddam Hussein's delusional aspirations of military victory over Iran.

President says World must see Iranians have taken to streets to defend country

President Masoud Pezeshkian says the world should witness the Iranian people taking to the streets across the country in millions to defend their proud homeland, renew their allegiance to Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and honor the Revolution.

Felicitations on victorious operation in the imposed-war and condolences on the crimes committed by ...

Iranians broke pomposity of super powers of east and west in imposed war: Imam Khomeini

Forty-five years ago, on September 17, 1980, the Ba'athist regime of Iraq tore up the 1975 Algiers Agreement, a pivotal treaty that had delineated the border with Iran along the thalweg of the strategic Arvand River and ushered in a brief period of détente between the two neighbors.

We had known our friends and enemies in the imposed war: Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini promoted unity among followers of all divine religions, oppressed nations

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution had undertaken serious efforts to create unity and harmony among followers of all divine regions.

The epic liberation of Khorramshahr that turned the tide of imposed war

The 3rd of Khordad (May 24th) in the Iranian calendar marks the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr – a turning moment in the eight-year imposed war (1980–1988) and a heroic event that demonstrated Iran’s military strength against arrogant forces.

Iran urges Germany to probe wartime supply of chemical weapons to Iraq

Iran has called for full accountability for the use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, urging Germany to investigate and reveal the truth about its role in arming the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with the destructive weapons.