Leader to Address Nation on Defense Week

Date: 20 September 2020 - 22:00

News ID: ۸۳۰۳۰

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will be delivering a speech, marking the start of the Sacred Defense Week on Monday.
The Leader will make a video call to a ceremony which will be broadcast across Iran. The Sacred Defense Week remembers the sacrifices of the Iranians during the eight-year war which former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched against Iran in 1980. Every year, Iran’s Armed Forces mark the occasion with parades during which the Islamic Republic’s latest defense achievements are showcased.