Speaking at the Nationwide Military Parade held to mark the 43rd anniversary of Holy Defense on Friday morning, Iran's president said: "Our armed forces prevented any geopolitical changes and border changes and were successful in this.

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on Wednesday in a meeting with veterans of the Sacred Defense era and notable figures from Iran’s Resistance literature.

Deveining a speech at the Memorial Ceremony of Martyr Bakeri on Thursday evening, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Sacred Defense was an arena for individual and collective ordeals including developing one's good soul, governance, teamwork, etc.

Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh on Monday attended the unveiling ceremony of the scientific and research achievements of the Sacred Defense Research Institute, called Martyr Lt General Hajj Qasem Soleimani.