IRGC marine parade commemorating Persian Gulf National Day

Basij paramilitary force speed boats on the Persian Gulf near the Bushehr nuclear power plant during the IRGC marine parade commemorating the Persian Gulf National Day, in south of Iran, April 29, 2024. Persian Gulf National Day is celebrated on the 10th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar, which usually falls in late April or early May. It commemorates 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.