TEHRAN – At a ceremony in Italy, the musical work “Iranian Symphony,” composed by renowned Italian musician Antonio Pappalardo, was performed for the first time.
According to a report by ISNA, the unveiling ceremony was attended by Mohammadreza Sabouri, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Italy.
The song was composed as a symbol of cultural ties and solidarity with the Iranian people and as a tribute to their fortitude against recent invasions.
Held in an atmosphere full of art and grandeur, the event presented attendees with songs from the final section of the symphony, along with the epic poem of the great Persian poet Ferdakhsi and the poem “The Lion of the Pulses” by the Italian poet Achille Zaino.
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, martyring approximately 3,000 people in 40 days, including Islamic revolutionary leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei, several officials, and military commanders, as well as numerous civilians, including women and children.
The invaders initially claimed the purpose of the attack was to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, but later revealed their true purpose. Israel’s maximalist goal was regime change in Iran, and the United States sought to seize the country’s oil and gas resources.
Therefore, in addition to some military targets, the United States and Israel, in an attempt to force the country to surrender to unjust demands, have launched systematic attacks on civilian infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, refineries, power plants, schools, universities, artistic and cultural spaces, bookstores, museums, and ancient monuments in several cities, causing total or partial damage and injuring innocent people.
The attack prompted a swift response from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which gradually escalated missile and drone launches targeting Israel and several US military bases in the region.
Iran, the United States, and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8th. In a statement, the Supreme Council for National Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that Iran had achieved a major victory in getting the United States and Israel to accept its 10-point plan.
Delegations from Iran and the United States are in Islamabad, Pakistan, to negotiate a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan.
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