{"id":6083,"date":"2023-04-18T19:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/18\/yv7b6kpiwrd4dpuyjsnbbb6u6y\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:43:17","slug":"yv7b6kpiwrd4dpuyjsnbbb6u6y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/gallery\/2023\/04\/18\/yv7b6kpiwrd4dpuyjsnbbb6u6y\/","title":{"rendered":"See what Iran showed off at its military parade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3261\" height=\"2174\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4918\" data-id=\"4918\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg 3261w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938597.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3261px) 100vw, 3261px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, watches combat drones alongside high-ranking officials and commanders during a military parade marking the country&#8217;s annual Army day in Tehran on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5012\" height=\"3341\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4940\" data-id=\"4940\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg 5012w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938370.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5012px) 100vw, 5012px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The portrait on the poster is that of Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4617\" height=\"3078\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4951\" data-id=\"4951\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg 4617w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938365.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4617px) 100vw, 4617px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iranian troops take part in a military parade during a ceremony marking the country&#8217;s annual Army day in the capital on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4724\" height=\"3148\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4954\" data-id=\"4954\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg 4724w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938623.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4724px) 100vw, 4724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Combat drones were on display during a military parade in Tehran, Iran, on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4862\" height=\"3241\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4961\" data-id=\"4961\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg 4862w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938182.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4862px) 100vw, 4862px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iran\u2019s president has reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country\u2019s annual Army Day. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4940\" height=\"3293\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4969\" data-id=\"4969\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg 4940w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938187.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4940px) 100vw, 4940px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iran&#8217;s parade on April 18, 2023, celebrated its regular military, not its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5392\" height=\"3594\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4977\" data-id=\"4977\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg 5392w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251939166.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5392px) 100vw, 5392px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in Tehran during a military parade on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2691\" height=\"1794\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4981\" data-id=\"4981\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg 2691w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938284.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2691px) 100vw, 2691px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian military parade took place in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4913\" height=\"3275\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4989\" data-id=\"4989\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg 4913w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938527.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4913px) 100vw, 4913px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iran\u2019s president has reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country\u2019s annual Army Day. He stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a d\u00e9tente with the kingdom. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4769\" height=\"3179\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4996\" data-id=\"4996\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg 4769w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1251938717.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4769px) 100vw, 4769px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Iranian Army band takes part in a military parade on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4905\" data-id=\"4905\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108365964727.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4550\" height=\"3033\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5011\" data-id=\"5011\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg 4550w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108370933875.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4550px) 100vw, 4550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A drone is carried on a truck in front of a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene. (Vahid Salemi\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4550\" height=\"3033\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5025\" data-id=\"5025\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg 4550w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23108350460250.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4550px) 100vw, 4550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A missile system is shown off during a parade in Iran on April 18, 2023. 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