Iran on Friday paraded disinfection vehicles, mobile hospitals and other medical equipment as it marked its national Army Day, to underscore the military's role in battling the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the country hard.
FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
The small “Defenders of the Homeland, Helpers of Health” parade, held at a training center before a group of commanders in face masks, was a far cry from the typical Army Day parades, which normally feature marching infantry, missiles, submarines and armored vehicles, with warplanes flying overhead.
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