Iran’s Military Chief-of-Staff warned that Israel would be wiped off the “the world’s political map if they do anything wrong” as he attended a military parade in Tehran to mark National Army Day.
“We see Israel’s threat as a scream that comes out of fear,” said General Hasan Firouzabadi. “If they do anything wrong, there will be no Israel left on the world’s political map.”
Also attending the event was President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said “foreign presence” was the source of insecurity in the Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.
Iran, on the other hand, he claimed, has “always guarded security” in the region.
An array of military hardware was on display in the parade, from Mig 29 fighter jets supplied by Russia to Iranian-built H-110 UAS and Sejjil ballistic missiles.
Since 1992, Iran has tried to achieve a military self-sufficiency programme under which it has produced light submarines, jet fighters, missiles and torpedoes.
Source: The Daily Telegraph