Forugh-e Javidan (other)
Forugh-e Javidan ("eternal light" in Persian) may refer to: * Film, called '' Flames of Persia'' in international release, about the 1971 celebration of the Persian Empire's 2,500th anniversary * Operation Forough Javidan, 1988 attack on Iran by the Iraq-based People's Mujahedin of Iran See also * Eternal light (other) *Operation Forty Stars Operation Forty Stars (), also known as Operation Forty Lights, or Chelcheraq, was a military operation conducted by the MEK and the Iraqi military at the closing stages of the Iran–Iraq War on 18 June 1988. According to the MEK, the Iraqi a ...

Flames Of Persia
The Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire (Persian: جشن‌های دو هزار و پانصد ساله شاهنشاهی ایران) was a national event in Iran that consisted of an elaborate set of grand festivities during October 1971 to celebrate the founding of the ancient Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great. The intent of the celebration was to highlight History of Iran, Iran's ancient civilization and history as well as to showcase its contemporary advances under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The celebrations highlighted pre-Islamic origins of the country while promoting Cyrus the Great as a national hero. Some later historians argue that this massive celebration contributed to events that culminated in the 1979 Iranian Revolution, although others argue that the extravagance of the proceedings were exaggerated by revolutionaries motivated to discredit the Shah's regime. As a result, many accounts of the event overstate its cost and l ...
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Operation Forough Javidan
Operation Forough Javidan ( fa, عملیات فروغ جاویدان, ''Operation Eternal Light'', MeK's codename) and Operation Mersad ( fa, عملیات مرصاد, ''Operation Ambush'', Iranian codename) were among the last major military operations of the Iran–Iraq War. In July 1988, Ba'athist Iraq, Iraqis forces and 7,000 militants from the People's Mujahedin of Iran, Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) invaded Iranian Kurdistan, hoping to capture Kermanshah. The MEK militants were armed, equipped and given air support by the Iraqi Armed Forces, Iraqi military. Led by Lieutenant general, Lieutenant-General Ali Sayad Shirazi, Operation Mersad began on 26 July 1988 and lasted only a few days, whereby the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Armed Forces defeated MEK forces. Prelude and objectives On 20 July 1987 the Iran–Iraq War was coming to an end under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 598. Iran had suffered major defeats in southern Iraq duri ...
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