Martyrdom

No one dares to attack Iran: official

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Representative of the Islamic Revolution Leader in the Iranian Army, Hossein Sanatpour, said Sunday that no country dares to attack Iran.
2019-06-30 13:13
Enemies had pinned hope on sowing discord among Iranian ethnic groups

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that enemies had pinned hope on fueling ethnic and religious differences in Iran, but Iranians foiled this plot.
2019-06-20 11:46
Leader receives personnel of Kordestan Martyrs Congress

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with the staff of the Congress of Martyrs of Kordestan province on June 17, 2019.
2019-06-20 11:23
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

Laylat al-Qadr observed near tomb of martyrs in N Tehran

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Some Tehraners made a trip to the northern part of the city near the hillside of Alborz mountain to observe the Laylat al-Qadr (The Night of Decree). The place is named as ‘Kahf ol-shahada’, where five anonymous martyrs of the Sacred Defense years have been buried.
2019-05-25 16:55
No power can stop Iran’s great victories: Safavi

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said that no power is able to stop great victories of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2019-05-22 14:18
Palestinian martyrs rises to 27 in Gaza Strip

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Zionist brutal attacks against the Gaza Strip have left at least 27 martyrs and dozens injured.
2019-05-06 15:53
Funeral ceremony of holy shrine defenders in Qom

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The funeral procession of two martyred defenders of holy shrine was held on Sunday morning in Qom. They were martyred in Syria.
2019-05-05 13:40
Two anonymous martyrs laid to rest in Payame Noor Uni.

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The remains of two Iranian soldiers, who became martyred during eight years of Iraqi Saddam Hussain regime’s imposed war against Iran, were laid to rest on the campus of Payame Noor University of Golestan province during a funeral ceremony attended by a large number of people on Sunday. The term ‘anonymous martyr’ or 'unknown martyrs' is used to commonly refer to the unidentified bodies of the Iranian fallen soldiers during the 8-year war.
2019-03-11 09:18
Leader receives members of Congress in Commemoration of Martyrs

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with Members of the Congress in Commemoration of the Martyrs of Kerman province on February 25.
2019-02-28 13:38
Enemies’ soft war aimed at disappointing Iranian nation: Leader

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that enemies’ soft war is after disappointing and discomforting the Iranian nation so as to prevent them from entering the field.
2019-02-28 11:38
Armenia commiserates with Iran over deadly terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Armenia has expressed condolences over Wednesday’s terrorist attack on a military convoy in Iran that killed at least 27 border soldiers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and wounded many others.
2019-02-15 13:14
By: Abbas Poustin Douz

Bodies of martyred IRGC personnel arrive in Isfahan

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The bodies of IRGC personnel who were martyred in a suicide terrorist attack on their bus in Sistan and Baluchistan province yesterday evening were flown to their hometown of Isfahan from Zahedan. The martyred Revolutionary Guards belonged to Imam Hossein 14 Division in Isfahan province. A large number of people went to the Isfahan Badr Airport to pay tribute to the martyred guards.
2019-02-14 18:40
Leader pays tribute to Imam Khomeini, martyrs

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – On the occasion of Fajr 10-Day Commemoration over the Victory of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian Leader Ayatollah Khamenei visited Imam Khomeini's tomb and the Behesht-e-Zahra martyrs’ cemetery about an hour ago, to pay tribute to the founder of the Islamic Revolution and the respected martyrs.
2019-01-30 09:30
By: Amin Brenjkar

Funeral of three Sacred Defense martyrs in Shriaz

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – A funeral ceremony was held on Sunday three Iranian soldiers who became martyred during the 8-year Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in Shiraz in southwest Iran. The fallen soldiers names are: Martyr Hossein Sahami Fard, Martyr Hamzah Karami, and Martyr Jahangir Amiri.
2019-01-20 14:58
Leader's Wed. meeting with families of martyrs

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received the families of those martyred during Iraq's 8-year war against Iran, and the military advisers martyred in the fight against terrorists in Syria.
2018-12-12 12:38
Iranian commando martyred in clash with traffickers

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Gunmen killed an Iranian commando and wounded a soldier in Rigan County, central province of Kerman, on Tuesday.
2018-12-12 10:23
Iranian border guard martyred at Iraqi borders

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Gunmen killed an Iranian border guard in Baneh County, Kurdistan province on the borderlines shared with Iraqi Kurdistan.
2018-11-28 13:55
By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Funeral of 3 Holy Shrine Defenders in Qom

QOM, Nov. 22 (MNA) – The funeral ceremony of three Defenders of Holy Shrines, who were martyred in Syria, was held in the holy city of Qom on Wednesday afternoon. People from all walks of life attended the ceremony.
2018-11-22 09:49
Leader praises role of martyrs in promoting spirituality among people

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei praised the role of martyrs in promoting spirituality among the nation, saying that martyrs promote spiritual life in the country.
2018-11-11 12:55
By: Sonduos Al-assad

Hezbollah’s culture of martyrdom

BEIRUT, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Annually, Lebanon’s Hezbollah marks the Martyr’s Day, on the 11th of November. Hezbollah’s pervasive culture of martyrdom has sustained since its establishment, in the 1980s, in the aftermath of the Zionist occupation of the Lebanese south.
2018-11-10 16:11
By: Ramin Saffari

Demise anniv. of Prophet Muhammad in holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS)

MASHHAD, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Mourners from across Iran and other countries are visiting the holy shrine of Imam Reza (A S) in the northeastern city of Mashhad to mark the demise anniversary of Prophet Muhammad on Wed. (No. 7), a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza.
2018-11-07 17:57
Nigerian security forces attack Arbaeen mourners, martyr 50

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Reports coming out from Nigeria say that the number of Arbaeen mourners that have been martyred by the Nigerian security forces since Saturday has reached more than 50 people.
2018-10-31 17:12
Hearing message of 8-year-old Imposed War to help us overcome fear

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said "if the message of the martyrs reaches our hearts, it will protect us against fear and sorrow and it will present us with the message of felicity, courage and action."
2018-09-27 09:35
By: Seyed Saeed Reza Razavi

Rouhani visits families of martyrs, war veteran

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – President Rouhani met with family members of three martyrs of the Holy Defense, Mahmoud, Ahmad and Alireza Gogpoor, as well as Iranian war-injured veteran Ahmad Mohammadi, late on Wednesday.
2018-08-17 13:25
By: Ramin Saffari

Martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Jawad

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – A mourning ceremony was held in northeastern city of Mashhad to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Jawad and it was attended by a large number of people.
2018-08-12 15:37
Bosnia to stand by EU in supporting Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Head of Bosnian Presidential Council Baqer Ezzat Begovic has vowed that his country will stand by the nuclear deal with Iran alongside the EU.
2018-05-24 13:47
Leader receives families of martyred police officers

TEHRAN, May. 07 (MNA) – Families of the martyrs Reza Moradi and Reza Emami, two police officers who were martyred during February's (2018) unrest in Tehran, met with Ayatollah Khamenei on Sunday.
2018-05-07 10:24
By: Majid Hamed Haghdoust

19th anniversary of Lt. Gen. Sayyad Shirzai’s assassination

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – The commemoration ceremony to pay tribute to Lieutenant General Ali Sayyad Shirazi was held on Tuesday in Tehran. The late commander was assassinated by MKO terrorist group 19 years ago in Tehran in front of his house where he was trying to help a poor worker (an undercover terrorist who reached to him to ask for help).
2018-04-10 21:47
Martyred workers always on scenes during Revolution, Sacred Defense: Leader

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says martyred workers during the Islamic Revolution and the imposed Iraq-Iran war should always be remembered with respect.
2018-02-26 12:09
Giving enemies smile meaningless: cmdr.

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, said that a country with martyrs fighting the imperialism will never compromise with tyrants.
2018-02-02 15:29