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IRAN wheeled out scores of gun-toting soldiers and weapons at its annual army day parade today before issuing another warped threat against Israel.

President Raisi snarled during the sabre-rattling ceremony that even the “smallest action” by Israel would spark a “fierce” and “painful” response.

Gun-toting soldiers are wheeled out in distinctive Iranian army gear
An Iranian military truck carries missiles during the parade in Tehran
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flanked by IRGC and army generalsCredit: EPA
Iranian soldiers line up under flags to mark the country’s annual army dayCredit: AFP
Iranian missiles wheeled through the military paradeCredit: Getty

Speaking at the staged show of strength, the president Ebrahim Raisi delivered Iran’s latest warning after days of the countries hurling tit-for-tat threats back and forth.

He raged: “The smallest action against Iran’s interests will definitely be met with a fierce, widespread and painful response against all its perpetrators.”

The parade this year was moved from the usual highway …

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