Iran-IRGC Marine Parade Commemorating Persian Gulf National Day

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy's Martyr Hassan Bagheri warship and Basij paramilitary force speed boats are sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade. This event is in commemoration of the Persian Gulf National Day, taking place near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024. The Persian Gulf National Day, celebrated on the 10th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar, marks the anniversary of 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. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)