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Iran-IRGC Marine Parade Commemorating Persian Gulf National Day

Basij paramilitary force speed boats are sailing along the Persian Gulf during the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) marine parade, which is commemorating the Persian Gulf National Day, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024. The Persian Gulf National Day, celebrated on the 10th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar, usually falls in late April or early May and commemorates the expulsion of the Portuguese from the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf in 1622 by the Safavid forces led by Imam Quli Khan under the command of Shah Abbas I. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#11192267
Date Taken	29 April 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto
Category	Unrest, Conflicts and War
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto

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