Iranian armed forces held a military parade near the mausoleum of the leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini here on Sunday, the English-language Press TV satellite channel reported.
The parade was held on the second day of the "Sacred Defense Week" which marks the 28th anniversary of start of the Iran-Iraq war in 1980s.
Elite units of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the voluntary Basij force staged marches during the parade.
Iran's latest domestically-manufactured military arms, naval weapons and air force equipment, including the Shahab-3 missile with the ability to hit targets within a range of 2,000 km, as well as the 300 km range Shahab-1, the 500 km range Shahab-2, and the upgraded 2,000 km range Gadr-1 ballistic missiles were also displayed, Press TV said.
More than 90 percent of the military equipment shown during the parade were domestically manufactured, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar told reporters on the sidelines of the parade.
The United States and its allies have accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. Iran has denied the U.S. charges and insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
The IRGC completed military maneuvers in the Gulf called Payambar-e Azam 3 (Great Prophet 3) in mid July to improve combat readiness and capability. Iran also successfully test fired new long-and medium-range missiles in the drills.
The drills were held shortly after Israel purportedly conducted an air maneuver over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece in early June in what was considered as preparation for a war against Iran.
Source:Xinhua
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