Amidst the darkest hours, when tyranny cast its long and oppressive shadow, these heroes roared like Persian lions ... and to raise the Lion and Sun flag—a flag that does not merely flutter ...

The tulip motif at the center of today’s flag is a relatively new addition—and took the place of one of Iran’s most beloved emblems, the Lion and Sun, or Shir o Khorshid. The Lion and Sun ...

white and red bands — but while the pre-revolutionary flag has a lion and sun in the center of its white band, the Iranian national flag has an Islamic symbol and phrasing in its place.