Iraniacs on Display

David Lange
April 18, 2010
Iran, National Army Day

It’s the annual National Army Day in Iran.

Which means more of the Iranian Wookie Brigades.^TM

Iran wookies — Iranian soldiers in full camouflage march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2010. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Israel was on its way to collapse, as Iran’s military displayed a range of home-built drones and missiles at the annual Army Day parade. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Of course, if that sight doesn’t strike you as odd, perhaps the Iranian Flower Power Elite Unit will.

Iran Army Day Parade — Iranian soldiers march during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2010. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Israel was on its way to collapse, as Iran’s military displayed a range of home-built drones and missiles at the annual Army Day parade. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

They’re romantic…but deadly.

And let’s not forget these guys, who look like something out of the Tehran Chainsaw Massacre.

Iran National Army Day — Iranian army members, march in their full white dress, during a parade ceremony marking National Army Day, in front of the mausoleum of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media

Iraniacs on Display

About the author

David Lange

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