Iran parades missiles through the streets in a show of force as nuclear talks ramp up

On Army Day in Iran, the Islamic Republic paraded thousands of troops through the streets of the capital, Tehran, along with military hardware.

TEHRAN, Iran — On Army Day in Iran, the Islamic Republic displayed its military might, parading thousands of troops through the streets of the capital, Tehran, along with its S-300 missile defense system, drones and other military hardware.

Watched and praised by President Masoud Pezeshkian, it was a very public show of force.

But behind the scenes, Iran is pushing for diplomacy, with Foreign Minister Sayyid Abbas Araghchi traveling to Moscow, where he met with President Vladimir Putin, before sitting down for talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Friday.

“Our Russian friends gave us the necessary information,” Araghchi was quoted as saying by Russia's state-run Tass news agency after his meeting with Putin on Thursday.

He is scheduled to travel to Rome for talks with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday, where they are expected to resume discussions about Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

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