Hossein Basria was born on 4 June 1963 in Nokar village,
Dashti County,
Bushehr Province. When he was in high school, economic issues and his political activities made him leave school and he started working in his father's store. After the
Iranian revolution, he joined the
Basij group. When
Iran-Iraq war started, he wanted to go to battlefields but he was underage and was prevented from entering the war. On 20 April 1981, he was employed in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He married Sakineh Jokar in 1982.[6][7]
Nader Mahdavi's mission was preventing Bridgeton's movement.
On 24 July 1987, three U.S. warships escorted the
Kuwaiti oil tanker al-Rekkah into the Persian Gulf. By mutual agreement, Al-Rekkah had been renamed
Bridgeton and sailed under U.S. flag.
USS Crommelin,
USS Fox, and
USS Kidd. Thirteen miles west of Iran's
Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, the tanker hit an
underwater mine, denting its hull but leaving it seaworthy. For the rest of the journey, the warships sailed in the tanker's wake.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Death
On 8 October 1987, Mahdavi and his soldiers went to Persian Gulf for patrolling[10] and they took one
Stinger missile.[12] Near Farsi, an American helicopter attacked them in the night and the Stinger automatic system activated and shot it down.[13] After a 20-minute battle, Mahdavi was arrested by American forces. Six days after his death, his body was sent to Iran from
Oman.[7] Iranian state media outlets said his hands and feet were tied very tightly and his chest was pierced with long iron nails, suggesting he was tortured aboard the
USS Chandler;[14] no independent sources have confirmed this.
In popular culture
Films
Encounter With Devil (
Persian: رو در رو با شیطان) is documentary film that narrates the war between Iran and United States in Persian Gulf. There are some episodes in the film that show Nader Mahdavi's interview of that time.[15]
Books
Nader, My Brother Hossein (
Persian: نادر، برادرم حسین) are Nader Mahdavi's brother's memories about him as recorded by Seyyid Ghasim Yahosseini. The book, published by Fatehan Publication Company, is first book about Mahdavi.[16][17][18][19]
A second was Behind the Wave Stronghold (
Persian: پشت سنگر موج). The narrators Hassan Sharifi and Seyyid Ghasim Yahosseini recorded their memories about Nader. In 2009, the book was published by Fatehan Publication Company in 3,000 copies.[19][20]
Once Again, Nader (
Persian: بار دیگر، نادر) is a biography of Nader Mahdavi by Seyyid Ghasim Yahosseini. The book was published by Fatehan Publication Company in 2015.[17]
Postage stamp
On 8 April 2015, Nader Mahdavi's postage stamp was released in Bushehr Province.[21]
^Arasli, Jahangir (April 2010). "Obsolete Weapons, Unconventional Tactics, and Martyrdom Zeal: How Iran Would Apply its Asymmetric Naval Warfare Doctrine in a Future Conflict". Occasional Paper Series (10): 15.
ISSN1863-6039.