The Army Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on April 19, was held after a ten-day delay due to the holidays in the two countries.
The guests began arriving at 6:30 pm, and Iran's Ambassador Kazem Jalali and Comodore Reza Khosravi Moqaddam, the Iranian military attaché to Russia were the hosts of the ceremony.
The military attachés wearing the official suits of their countries, as well as different countries' ambassadors had created a special atmosphere at the hall.
When most guests had arrived the ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia entered and was warmly welcomed by his Iranian counterpart with a warm embrace and taking pictures side by side with the IRI military attaché, as an eye-catching event of the night. This was after a seven-year hiatus that the Iranian and Saudi officials were warmly welcoming each other's presence after the two countries' resumed relations after a long hiatus.
The national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran was then played and the Iranians present at the event put their hands on their hearts.
Then the Iranian ambassador gave his address in which he praised the braveries of the prestigious Iranian Army and their faithfulness and selfless endeavors, whose peak was during the years of the imposed Iraqi war in Saddam Hussein's era.
Representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Admiral Zadorin, too, said at the ceremony that Moscow and Tehran have strategic cooperation in many fields, including the defense area, which has turned broader and more dynamic during the recent years.
The Iranian Embassy's Military Attache' Commodore Reza Khosravi Moqaddam, too, elaborating on the various aspects of Iranian armed forces capabilities, including those of the IRI Army, said, "The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran shakes the hands of the armed forces of those countries that contribute to regional peace and stability warmly, while responding harshly and decisively to the slightest moves against the security of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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