Troops from all units of the Iranian Army are holding massive military parades across the country on Tuesday morning to mark National Army Day.
In the capital, Tehran, a ceremony is being held near the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, with high-ranking officials and senior military commanders in attendance.
On the sidelines of the occasion, the Iranian Army Ground Forces Commander told reporters, “We will witness a new power in the very near future.”
Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari added that the ground force has gone through profound changes in the structure of its nature and identity over the past few years.
The ground force is now equipped with state-of-the-art weapons, he further noted.
"We have added 1,084 new pieces of equipment to the ground forces a few days ago", he pointed out.
The ground forces are stationed in the four corners of the country and the border, he said, adding that they are monitoring the borders.
April 18 (Farvardin 29) is named Army Day in the Islamic Republic of Iran calendar.
Naming April 18 Army Day was one of the initiatives of Imam Khomeini at a time when the country's Army was facing various forms of internal and external sabotage.
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