Tehran: The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei in his message on the occasion of the anniversary of the creation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army has said that the drones of Iran's Army strike the US and the Zionist murderers like lightning, its valiant navy is also ready to inflict new bitter defeats on its enemies. He said that the valiant navy of Iran's Army is ready to inflict new bitter defeats on its enemies.Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei in a statement issued on X wrote 'I congratulate the 29th of Farvardin (April 18th), the auspicious anniversary of the creation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army, which was named by the Great Imam Khomeini [the founder of the Islamic Republic] with his innovation'.He said that the Army is like the nation's child, which arises from within the heart of the people's homes. He said that the Army created an epic by confronting the sinister schemes of the US, the descendants of the Pahlavi tyrant, and the separatists w ho wished for a divided Iran.Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei said that the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army is now courageously defending the land, water, and flag that belong to it. He said that the Iran's Army is standing side by side with their comrades from the other armed forces, battling the two leading armies of disbelief and Arrogance. And the Islamic Army has exposed those armies' weakness and humiliation to the world, he said.Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei wrote 'Our illustrious, martyred Leader exerted his utmost efforts to protect the Army against sinister calls for its dissolution, and to enhance its capabilities after that'.He said that the upward trajectory in the increase of the diverse capabilities of the Army, which safeguards the country from the east to the west and from the north to the south, must be continued, and the necessary directives for the realization of this will be issued in the near future.'May Almighty God's peace and blessings be upon all the mujahideen of the Islamic Republic o f Iran's Army' Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei wrote.