Iran's Prisoners of War Repatriaon Day
The 32nd anniversary of the repatriation of Iranian prisoners from the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War
Wednesday 17 August 2022 is a national day of celebration in Iran. On this day 32 years ago, that Iranian prisoners-of-war returned home to a joyous and tumultuous welcome after spending many years in the dungeons of the former Ba'athist regime of Iraq.