Military parade held in Iran to mark “National Army Day”

WORLD, April 18 (YPA) – Iranian army on Tuesday, held its annual military parade, in celebration of the “Iranian Army” Day, and its heroism and achievements.

The parade ceremony was attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior commanders of Iran’s armed forces.

The units from the four divisions of the Army, namely the Ground Force, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Air Defense, display their equipment.

National Army Day was included in the Iranian calendar after a historic letter from the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in April 1979.

He voiced strong support for the Army and ordered Army troops to hold massive parades across the country on April 18 every year to express their combat readiness.

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