Iran claims to have built a stealth plane despite being under an international arms embargo.
According to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the stealth fighter jet carries the message of peace, friendship and brotherhood and is not a threat.
The move comes after the nation sent a monkey into space last week which has raised questions over whether the primate was successfully brought back to earth again.
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