Army Day in Iran
Army Day in Iran is held on April 18. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual. Help us
Iranian Armed Forces are the largest in the Middle East in terms of active troops. Iran's military forces are made up of approximately 610,000 active-duty personnel plus 350,000 reserve and trained personnel that can be mobilized when needed, bringing the country's military manpower to about 960,000 total personnel.
The National Army Day, marked in Iran on April 18 every year, has traditionally been associated with massive street parades in the capital with participation of forces of all three branches of the army and exhibition of sophisticated weaponry.
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