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"We are armed with Allahu Akbar" ( fa, ما مسلح به «الله اکبر»یم, translit=Mā mosallah be "Allāho Akbar"im) is the name of an Iranian 1979 Islamic revolutionary military march song performed by
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troops in front of Ayatollah Khomeini in
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Hussayniya. For more than 3 decades, it has been the credit song for Iranian television news across all channels and hours. The song lyrics are partially composed of parts from
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's speech for the victory of the
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, saying ''"There is no deity but God, the one. He has fulfilled His promise, He held to his servant"'' ().


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Live performance of the song in the presence of Ayatollah Khomeini
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