President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has proclaimed that Iran is the ”most powerful nation” in the world as the country’s air force boasted of its prowess at a time of mounting tension with the West.

”Iran is the most powerful and independent nation in the world,” Ahmadinejad told a military parade outside Tehran marking the Islamic republic’s annual army day.

To mark the occasion, the armed forces were conducting a major fly-by over the parade ground, which was to include around 200 of its fighter jets and other aircraft in a bid to show the power of its air force.

Iran is at odds with the West over its disputed nuclear programme, which the United States and its allies fear could be used to make nuclear weapons. Iran insists it only wants to produce nuclear energy.

Ahmadinejad described Iran as ”peace-loving” but said the army and elite Revolutionary Guards would ”react strongly to the slightest aggression” against its soil.

”I am proud to announce today that the Iranian nation’s power is of an extent that no major power can dare jeopardize the security and interests of the Iranian nation,” said Ahmadinejad.

”The Iranian nation with its courageous army will defend its interests with all strength,” he added.

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