The position of the political-spiritual approach of social capital in the victories of the era of holy defense

which was enriched by emphasizing principles such as anti-tyranny and martyrdom of the Islamic Republic of Iran, played an important role against the invading forces. The war was a great test for the spirit of national resistance and patience. Based on this, the present study was written with the aim of evaluating the place of the political-spiritual approach of social capital in the victories of the holy defense period. The findings show: Iran's land has been attacked by enemies throughout its history, especially in the last two hundred years, and has lost parts of its strategic areas. But in the saga of eight years of holy defense, considering the charismatic leadership of Imam Khomeini (RA) and benefiting from religious teachings and revolutionary Shiism, martyrdom, the spirit of self-sacrifice and sacrifice in the path of God, the war fronts. They brought and the Iranian soldiers forced the aggressor to retreat and defeat the aggressor in an asymmetric war. One of the important indicators of this research, which makes it different from other researches, is the role of deep religious beliefs and spiritual power in the victories of Iranian fighters in the course of the developments of the Iraq-imposed war against Iran.