Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said it was the inherent duty of his ministry to safeguard the culture of the sacred defense. The minister made the remarks here on Monday in a ceremony marking the Sacred Defense Week. He said the rich culture of sacred defense is a heritage belonging to all which is to ...

The Sacred Defense Week, commemorating Iranians' sacrifices during the 8 years of Iraqi imposed war on Iran in 1980s, officially started on Sunday with nationwide parades by various units of the Islamic Republic Army, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Basij (volunteer) forces in Tehran and other cities across the country.   By ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said here Monday that US proposal for direct talks with Iran should not be taken at face value. The United States has showed in practice that it cannot abandon its arrogant and hegemonic traits and therefore we should have a pessimistic approach ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Army Ground Force will employ its latest achievements in the forthcoming wargames, dubbed Qamar-e bani-Hashem, commander of the force said on Monday. Speaking to reporters here in Tehran today, Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said his forces are set to stage massive ...