Iran Military In 2011

A Qasedak rocket is paraded during Army Day celebrations in Tehran on April l 18, 2011.


Iran's F-4 'Fantom' fighter jets fly during the annual Army Day military parade in Tehran on April 18, 2011.


Iranian soldiers in full camouflage march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2011.


Iranian soldiers with gas masks march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2011.

Iranian soldiers in full camouflage march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2011.


Iran's Basij Islamic militia march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2011. The volunteer militia was set up by Iran's late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to defend the 1979 Islamic revolution. Although its exact strength is unknown, observers estimate that hundreds of thousands of young and old Iranian men and women are members of the nationwide network.


An air defence missile is driven past Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) during the Army Day parade in Tehran, on April 18, 2011.


An air defence missile is driven past Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) and top military commanders (back) during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2011.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) looks on as a Sejil rocket is paraded during Army Day celebrations in Tehran on April l 18, 2011.

A Yasser missile is displayed during Iranian army parade, marking national Army Day, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini near Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 18, 2011. A portrait of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at rear.


Iranian soldiers march in formation during the Army Day military parade in Tehran April 18, 2011.


A soldier standing on a truck carrying military hardware salutes as he reaches the reviewing stand during the Army Day military parade in Tehran April 18, 2011.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and military commanders (in background) watch as a Qadr missile passes by during the Army Day military parade in Tehran April 18, 2011.