From Memory to Historical Knowledge: The Oral History of the Sacred Defense

A Review of Scientific and Operational Strategies for Overcoming the Erosion of Narrators’ Memory

The esteemed author has indicated that DeepSeek artificial intelligence was utilized in the identification of sources and the editing of this article.

Four decades have passed since the end of the Imposed War.

Experts Answer to Oral History Questions

100 Questions/ 33

What effect do the narrator’s personal characteristics have on the narrative?

We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.

Expert Panel Session on Oral History of the Country – (Part 2)

"The world today is at the stage of specialized war narration"

According to the Oral History website, the “First Session of the Country’s Expert Panel on Oral History; with a focus on sustainability, the Sacred Defense, and resistance” was held online on the evening of Wednesday, May 20, 2026. This session was organized by the Deputy for Science, Research, and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, in collaboration with the Foundation for Preservation of Sacred Defense Works and Values.

Memoirs of Ahmad Nabavi

Seyyed Ahmad Nabavi, a Sacred Defense commander and narrator of the book Berasad be Khanom-e F (For Mrs. F) was the guest of the 284th program of the Night of Remembrance (October 2015). He spoke about the preliminary Operation Wal-Fajr. Nabavi said: “In the winter of 1983, the preliminary Operation Wal-Fajr was carried out. This operation was carried out after the operations of Fath al-Mubin, Beit al-Maqdis, Ramadan, and Muharram.

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