Mohammad Hadi attacked the enemy line with his company, in the Operation Karbala 5, a major Iranian Operation against Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime. They have just returned from the Operation and are trying to reinvigorate when they are suddenly dispatched to the front. The newcomers replace the lost ones. Now, Hadi needs to lead his small company through the enemy's mortars to reach a place near Basra. The company hardly makes way along with the other ones. Along the way, all other companies cannot get through and have to retreat. However, Hadi and his company move forward up to a small peninsula in Shalamche area. It is while all other companies behind them have sustained massive casualties and the commander has ordered them to retreat. Now, Hadi realizes that all other companies have been defeated and have either retreated or been martyred. And this marks the three-day siege… Hadi, hoping to see the back-ups, urges his soldiers to dig foxhole trenches and take shelter. What they need to do is to fight hunger and thirst, wound infection, heavy bleeding, and above all, fear and hopelessness. The soldiers are helpless for three days; some pray, some weep, some moan with pain, and some try to sleep in the face of physical or spiritual injuries; a sleep which seems impossible with all the enemy's attack. Should they wait more? Since they long for martyrdom, should they attack the heart of the enemy which is nothing but committing suicide? Should they try to break the siege and retreat, hoping to return unscathed despite enemy’s attacks? Given the pain, hunger, and thirst, is it possible at all? The Three-Day Siege features the vivid memories of Mohammad Hadi of this gruesome battle and Alireza Ashtari has beautifully and accurately depicted the event using Hadi's words.