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Iran-IRGC Marine Parade Commemorating Persian Gulf National Day
The IRGC Navy Martyr Tavassoli warship is sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade in honor of 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. Persian Gulf National Day, which 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, is celebrated on the 10th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar, typically falling in late April or early May. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)
