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Iran Holds Military Parade Commemorating Anniversary of Iraq War - Video

© AP Photo / Iranian Presidency OfficeIn this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, a fighter jet flies over Iranian flags during the army parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, 18 April 2019
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, a fighter jet flies over Iranian flags during the army parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, 18 April 2019 - Sputnik International
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Iranian Armed Forces are participating in massive parades in Tehran and 30 other cities across the country on the first day of the annual Sacred Defence Week, which marks the 39th anniversary of the 1980s Iraq-Iran war.

The parades, which began in Tehran and other cities on Sunday morning, feature military units from various divisions of the Armed Forces.

Also, Iran is holding a large naval parade in the Persian Gulf on Sunday. Two hundred warships of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will take part in the naval parade.

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