Disabled Iranian veterans

An Iranian disabled veteran

Disabled Iranian veterans, called janbaz (Persian: جانباز, literally "those who were willing to lose their lives") in Iran,[1] mostly constitute the disabled veterans of the Iran–Iraq war. According to Mohammad Esfandiari, director of communications and public relations of Iran's Martyrs and Disabled Veterans' Organization, there are 548,499 disabled veterans of the Iran–Iraq War living in Iran as of June 2014, a number which includes the victims of Iraq's chemical weapon attacks on Iran,[2] called "chemical janbaz" (Persian: جانباز شیمیایی). Among the disabled veterans are more than 10,000 veterans with foot and ankle injuries related to war.[3]

Chemical Janbaz receiving oxygen by mask.
  1. ^ Moore, Allen; Kornblet, Sarah. "Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A US–Iran Dialogue on Law, Policy, and Advocacy" (PDF). Stimson. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ Samimi, Mehrnaz. "Iran's disabled veterans lack services". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ Shokoohi, Hamid. "Health concerns of war-related ankle and foot injuries". www.biomedcentral.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.