Iran-IRGC Marine Parade Commemorating Persian Gulf National Day

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat is sailing along the Persian Gulf near a general cargo vessel during the IRGC marine parade in commemoration of the Persian Gulf National Day, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024. The Persian Gulf National Day, which celebrates 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, is observed on the 10th of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar, typically falling in late April or early May. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)