Iran Cancels Armed Forces Parade During Defense Week
Maj. Gen. Bahman Kargar attributed the decision to the country’s wartime conditions.
Iranian official Bahman Kargar said the country’s armed forces parade will not be held this year, citing wartime conditions. Sacred Defense Week events, museums and memorial sites are still scheduled to proceed.
## Verified facts Maj. Gen. Bahman Kargar, head of Iran’s Central Headquarters for Commemorating National Defense and Resistance Occasions, said the armed forces parade will not be held this year because of what he described as wartime conditions. He made the statement at a media briefing ahead of the 46th anniversary of Iran’s Sacred Defense Week.
Kargar said this year’s observances will be held under the slogan “Labbaik ya Khamenei” (“We answer your call, Khamenei”). He also outlined institutional plans, including a newly approved 20-year strategic document for the Foundation for Preservation of Sacred Defense and Resistance Achievements, which is scheduled to take effect at the start of 1405 in the Iranian calendar. The foundation said museums, memorials and promotional centers nationwide—including 46 memorial sites in former war zones—will remain open to visitors during the commemorations.
## Interpretation The cancellation indicates that Iran’s authorities are adapting a major annual military ceremony to the security environment described by Kargar. The source does not provide further details about the specific conflict or conditions behind the decision.
## Uncertainty The report does not specify the location or customary date of the parade, whether alternative ceremonies will replace it, or whether the cancellation applies to all planned military events nationwide. The source is also incomplete and ends with “to be continued,” so additional details may be reported later.