Martyrdom

IRGC chief visits family of 'security martyr'

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Chief Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami paid a visit to the family of 'security martyr' Morteza Ebrahimi, who was killed during the recent unrest in Iran, in Shahriar, Tehran province on Sunday.
2019-11-24 20:34
By: Aref Fathi

Funeral of an IRGC member in Shahriar

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Al large number of people attended a funeral ceremony held in Shahriar located in the outskirts of Tehran on Wednesday for the IRGC member Morteza Ebrahimi who was martyred during recent riots in the west of the Iranian capital of Tehran earlier this week.
2019-11-20 23:46
By: Hamid Vakili

Martyrdom anniv. of Imam Hasan Asgari (AS) in Tehran

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – In a ceremony, Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hasan Asgari (AS) was held in Tehran on Wednesday with participation of the Head of Islamic Development Organization Hojatoeslam Mohammad Ghomi.
2019-11-06 11:28
By: Saeid Goli

Martyrdom anniv. of 8th Shia Imam in Mashhad

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flocked to the holy city of Mashhad in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (PBUH) at his mausoleum on Tuesday.
2019-10-29 15:35
Border guard martyred in western Iran

SANANDAJ, Sep. 07 (MNA) – An Iranian border guard was martyred and another one was wounded in a clash with a terrorist group at the western borders of Iran, near Marivan county in Kordestan province.
2019-09-07 15:35
IRGC serviceman martyred in terror attack in NW Iran

URMIA, Aug. 27 (MNA) – An Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) force was martyred on Sunday in the northwestern border city of Piranshahr.
2019-08-27 09:50
Iran FM offers condolences on martyrdom of Yemeni leader’s brother

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent a message of condolence to the Yemeni Ansarollah Leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi on his brother’s martyrdom.
2019-08-10 23:00
By: Alireza Ghamzeh

Commemorating martyrs in Shahroud

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The 3rd edition of commemoration ceremony of 1,150 martyrs in Shahroud, Semnan Province opened on Wednesday and will wrap up on Sunday. The event includes different sections including an exhibition picturing the battlefields during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran.
2019-08-09 19:24
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