Above the Fray<\/strong><\/p>\nIranian soldiers scamper along high ropes in a military training exercise \u201clike sparrows\u201d in this image by Your Shot photographer Mohamad Ali Najib, backed by the dome of traditional Muslim architecture. While these troops certainly appear to know what they\u2019re doing, they are actually students at an Iranian officer training school for the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.<\/p>\n
Photograph By Mohamad Ali Najib<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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