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2 January 2021
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The photo above shows 5 flags. The left two flags are (1) 
Iran national flag and (2) General Staff of the 
Armed Forces flag; and 3 other flags appear on the right in the photo.
Image source:
https://media.mehrnews.com/d/2020/09/23/4/3561646.jpg 
Caption: Iran 
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf speaking at the 23 Sept 2020 dedication of 
a special "Sacred Defense" exhibition at the "Holy Defense Museum". He is 
standing beside five Iranian flags: (L-R): national flag, the "General Staff of 
the Armed Forces" flag, "The Foundation for the Protection of Works and 
Publication of the Values of the Holy Defense" flag, the "Fortieth Anniversary 
of the Sacred Defense" flag, and the "The Holy Defense Museum" flag.
The three right-side flags are all associated with the "Holy Defense Museum" 
located in Tehran. The Museum was developed to honor and remember the Iranian 
servicemen who were killed (martyred) during the "Imposed War" or "Holy Defense 
War" between Iran & Iraq. It started on 22 September 1980 when Iraq invaded 
neighboring Iran, and it lasted almost eight years, ending in a stalemate on 20 
August 1988. 
 Bill Garrison, 
2 January 2021
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2 January 2021
The far right flag is for: "The Holy Defense Museum". (Persian/Farsi: موزه 
انقلاب اسلامی و دفاع مقدس , Muze-ye enghelab-e eslami ve defa'-e moghadas).
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The middle flag is for: "The Foundation for the Protection of Works and 
Publication of the Values of the Holy Defense". (Farsi: بنیاد حفظ آثار و نشر 
ارزشهای دفاع مقدس). This dark-blue flag shows the foundation's logo: which has 
a design of the 1979 Revolution's "red tulip" (in remembrance of martyred 
servicemen), a bullet, and a clinched fist raised in defiance.
Logo & 
source (in French): 
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Fondation protection des œuvres et 
publication des valeurs de la sainte défense (Persian : بنیاد حفظ آثار و نشر 
ارزشهای دفاع مقدس) [1] est une des fondations de la République islamique d'Iran 
, a fondée afin de préserver les œuvres et de publier les valeurs de la défense 
sacrée (guerre Iran-Irak, 1980-1988) et la promotion de la culture de la ...
fr.wikipedia.org 
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2 January 2021
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The second flag from the right (logo is also on the podium) is for: the 
"Fortieth Anniversary of the Sacred Defense" commemorative flag. 
The 
white slogan in the green field is from the Muslim holy book: Quran, Sura 
Al-Fatah 48: 1, which reads: "Indeed, we have granted you a clear triumph ˹O 
Prophet˺ {Mohammed}". Under the logo is written: "Fortieth Year of the Sacred 
Defense". Its logo has a design of the 1979 Revolution's "red tulip" (in 
remembrance of martyred servicemen), a red bullet shaped as the middle pedal of 
the tulip, and a clinched fist raised in defiance. The "Fortieth Year of the 
Sacred Defense" reference relates to the start of the Iran-Iraq War on 22 Sept. 
1980; so Sept. 1980 - Sept. 2020 = the 40 years ceremonial remembrance event on 
23 Sept. 2020 for the dedication of a special "Sacred Defense" exhibition at the 
Museum.
 Bill Garrison, 
2 January 2021