article_snippet.sent: Tehran, Iran (CNN)Traveling to Iran these days, the mood among many people and the government can probably best be described using two words: confident and optimistic.
article_snippet.sent: Naturally we are all very happy," one woman in central Tehran told we.
article_snippet.sent: Another man added, "I have a good feeling about it, because my country will be free of the fear of war.
article_snippet.sent: Today, our army is the source of our national stability," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speech at its annual National Army Day parade.
article_snippet.sent: And even more than that -- it is also a source of security and stability in the entire region.
article_snippet.sent: The country's top military brass seemed surprisingly relaxed and unusually willing to speak with Western media outlets.