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Iran donates stamps commemorating Iranian martyrs to Belarus museum

The Cultural Center of Khorramshahr Sacred Defense recently donated a dozen stamps to the Brest Fortress Defense Museum, Belarus.

Head of the center, Nader Daryaban, said that the stamps bear the images of Iranian martyrs and aim to transfer the concept and values of Iran’s Sacred Defense era (Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war), the Persian service of IRNA reported.

“The stamps bear images of the commanders including Mohammad-Ali Jahan-Ara, Abdorreza Musavi, Behruz Moradi, Ahmad Shush, Mohammadreza Dashti, Behnam Mohammadi and Shahnaz Hajishah,” Daryaban added.

He also remarked that brief explanations about the martyrs and their bravery are also attached to the stamps in the three languages of Persian, English and Russian...

Read entire article at Tehran Times