Iranian Armed Forces Will Cut Off The Hands Of Any Attacker
“Iranian armed forces will cut off the hands of any attackers before they pull the trigger,” President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an address to a parade in Tehran. Reuters reported that the event was broadcast on state television to commemorate the start of the Iran-Iraq war in September 1980.
“No power in the world is daring enough to attack Iran as we are more experienced and powerful than ever,” Ahmadinejad said.
Hundreds of troops, marching in goose-step, passed the official podium packed with top officials, reminiscent of Nazi Germany 70 years ago.
Reuters described the array of military hardware followed including Ghadr, Sejil and Shahab-3 long-range missiles which are made in Iran.
Iranian television commentators said the Shahab-3 missile had a range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles), putting Israel within striking distance.
Shorter range missiles, unmanned planes and locally made jet fighters — Saegheh and Azarkhsh, artillery and rockets were also on display.
Trucks drove past bearing ominous slogans reading “Down with Israel” and “Down with USA.”
The parade where Ahmadinejad spoke, however, was marred when an air force plane crashed in the village of Vali Abad, near Tehran, killing seven people, according to state-run radio. The UK Daily Mail indicated that the report was removed from the IRNA website five hours later.
