Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, watches combat drones alongside high-ranking officials and commanders during a military parade marking the country’s annual Army day in Tehran on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
The portrait on the poster is that of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
Iranian troops take part in a military parade during a ceremony marking the country’s annual Army day in the capital on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
Combat drones were on display during a military parade in Tehran, Iran, on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
Iran’s president has reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
Iran’s parade on April 18, 2023, celebrated its regular military, not its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
Fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in Tehran during a military parade on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
An Iranian military parade took place in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
Iran’s president has reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day. He stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
An Iranian Army band takes part in a military parade on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) 
A paratrooper flies down over the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini during the Iranian Army parade on April 18, 2023. (Vahid Salemi/AP) 
A drone is carried on a truck in front of a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene. (Vahid Salemi/AP) 
A missile system is shown off during a parade in Iran on April 18, 2023. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
