In pictures: Eight-year sacred Defense and the eternal epic

Biden hits out at Trump over his refusal to commit to peaceful transition, if loses

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has hit out at President Donald Trump over his refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and relinquish his office should he lose in the November presidential election.

President Rouhani says US repeated Saddam miscalculations by waging economic war on Iran

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the United States unleashed an economic war on Iran after leaving the 2015 nuclear deal based on the same “miscalculations” made by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1980, when he led Iraq into an invasion of Iran.

Leader says sacred defense proved invading Iran very costly

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran's decisively victorious defense against foreign-backed forces of Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein proved that invading the country is a “very costly” undertaking.

Sacred Defense Week: Martyrs of minorities symbolize national unity

With the start of the Iraqi imposed war in 1980, religious minorities of Iran rushed to help the people protect the country and defend their homeland, symbolizing the national solidarity and unity.

US leaders ruining region, betraying own people to protect Israel: Iran's Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US leaders, who have been providing all-out support for Israel, have not only ruined the West Asia region, but also betrayed their own people.

Iran complains to UN over Trump’s military threat, stresses right to self-defense

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has complained to the world body over US President Donald Trump’s threat to use force against the country, warning that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense in the face of any American military adventurism.

Iran warns US against making another ‘strategic mistake’ after Trump’s military threat

The Iranian government warns the United States against making another “strategic mistake” after President Donald Trump threatened Tehran with a huge attack.