National Army Day in Iran (16 images)

Iranian Army soldiers march during the National Army Day military parade in front of the mausoleum of the Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2011. The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the occasion to accuse the United States for sowing discord in the Middle East. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian Army soldiers march during the National Army Day military parade in front of the mausoleum of the Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2011. The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the occasion to accuse the United States for sowing discord in the Middle East. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian Army parachutists participate in ceremony during the National Army Day military parade in front of the mausoleum of the Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2011. The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the occasion to accuse the United States for sowing discord in the Middle East. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

L-R: Iranian Police Chief Ismail Ahmadi-Moghadam, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the IRGC Hossein Salami, Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi, Military Advisor to the Supreme Leader General Rahim Safavi, and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Hassan Firouzabadi watch the Naitional Army Day military parade in front of the mausoleum of the Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2011. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the occasion to accuse the United States for sowing discord in the Middle East. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian