"The Iranian navy has the ability to launch the most rapid and crushing strike on the enemies," Commander of Iran's first Naval zone Fariborz Qaderpanah told FNA, stressing tight cooperation and coordination between the Navy forces of the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' (IRGC).
"To ensure security and defend the countries' borders in the Persian Gulf, the naval forces of the IRGC and Army are in full harmony when conducting operations," he said.
He underlined that the navy has deployed necessary weapons and equipment in different parts of the Persian Gulf in a bid to utilize them in case of emergencies.
Meantime, Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi Saturday stressed the country's growing military power, and voiced Iran's preparedness to ensure security of the entire region.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces could defend the entire region given their new doctrine, strategy and equipment. We are ready to provide security of the region in the best possible way," Firouzabadi told reporters on the sidelines of a military parade on the occasion of the Army Day.
The Iranian army's air, ground, and naval forces staged a large parade to display their latest military achievements and equipment on Saturday.
Iran has warned Israel that an invasion of its country will be met with strong defense. The response follows a report by the ''The London Times'' that the Israeli military was prepared to strike Iranian nuclear facilities and the order to strike could come within days.

"Iran's military mechanism is comprised of both defensive and deterrent plans. The truth is that Iranian armed forces are perfectly capable to trounce invaders in the event of an onslaught against the country," said Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, the commander of Iran's ground force to Hamshahri, an Iranian newspaper.

On April 18, ''The Times'' quoted unnamed Israeli defense officials as saying "if its forces were given the green light they could strike at Iran in a matter of days, even hours." ''The Times'' goes on to quote the official as saying that Israeli forces are "making preparations on every level for this eventuality." Israeli forces are awaiting for the final go ahead order from the newly formed government.

''The Times'' states that Israel will launch an air assault, initially bombing over a dozen targets which would include all known Iranian nuclear facilities such as Natanz, Iran's largest nuclear facility.

The talk of possible war between the two nations came just before Iran's scheduled military parade on Saturday. The parade was to show the public the latest military equipment for its naval, ground and air forces.