Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 21
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Military parades were held in various cities of Iran including the capital, Tehran on Sept. 21 on the occasion of the "Sacred defense" week.
All units of Iranian Army as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) participated in the parade, Iran's State IRINN TV reported.
In Tehran, the parade was held in front of the mausoleum of the past Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Iran's military officials, military attaches of foreign missions in Iran, and prominent public figures attended the event.
Generally Iranian president participates in the event in Tehran and delivers a speech, but this year Hassan Rouhani was not present as he is in New York to attend UN General Assembly.
The latest achievements of the Islamic Republic in the military sphere were demonstrated during the parade.
Each year, from the 1980's, the day of Iraq's attack on Iran is marked as the "Sacred Defense" week in the country.
The Iran-Iraq war began on September 22, 1980 with the attack of Iraqi army on Iran's Khuzestan province. The war ended on August 20, 1988 with the signing of a ceasefire agreement and the borders of the two countries remaining in a pre-war state.