TEHRAN -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday commemorated National Day of Resistance and Withstanding, paying tribute to the city of Dezful, which stood at the forefront of enemy offensives during the imposed war of the 1980s. “For Iranians, Dezful is not just the name of a city on the map; it is a symbol of the resistance and sacrifice of the people who refused to migrate or surrender so that Iran could remain,” he wrote on X. During the Sacred Defense, the city was hit by 176 devastating ‘FROG-7’ and ‘Scud’ missiles, endured 489 bomb and rocket attacks, and faced 5,821 artillery shells targeting its neighborhoods, he noted. Despite the attacks, Dezful’s people never fled, ensuring that life in the city continued, Baghaei said.