Operation Nasr, also known as Operation Hoveyzeh, was a major battle in the Iran–Iraq War fought in early January 1981. It was the biggest tank battle of the war.
Iraqi T-62
The First Battle of Khorramshahr was a major battle in the Iran–Iraq War, beginning shortly after the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. Amidst the gruelling urban warfare in and around the cit
Iranian soldiers defending Khorramshahr from invading Iraqi troops, 1980
A knocked out Iraqi BTR-50 at Khorramshahr, Khuzestan
Iraqi T-62 tank wreckage at Khorramshahr, Khuzestan
An Iranian soldier rescuing a wounded soldier. The Persian graffiti on the wall reads as "[We] will defend the motherland until the last drop of [our] blood".