We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar

"We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar" () is the name of an Iranian 1979 Islamic revolutionary military march song performed by IRGC troops in front of Ayatollah Khomeini in Jamaran Hussainiya. For more than three decades, the song was played before each television newscast across all IRIB TV channels and hours, and still plays before IRIB's flagship 7 pm IRST (UTC+03:30) news bulletin on TV1 and IRINN. The song lyrics are partially composed of parts from Muhammad's speech for the victory of the Conquest of Mecca, saying "There is no deity but God, the one. He has fulfilled His promise, He held to his servant" ().

Lyrics

Khomeini era (1979–89)

Khamenei era (1989–present)

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See also

• The Angelus (Irish broadcast) and ': stemming from the Roman Catholic tradition of Angelus, the RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland airs the sound of Angelus bells every night at 6 pm IST on RTÉ One, before its evening news bulletin starts at 6:01 pm. The key difference is that the "We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar" song and its accompanying video sequence are incorporated into the title sequence of IRIB's 7 pm news bulletin, while RTÉ's broadcast of Angelus is technically separate from the Six One news.