An Iranian children's TV show has been seen praising martyrdom and jihad while showing young viewers how the government anti-aircraft missiles 'fight enemies of Iran'.

The shocking clip sees a female presenter show children various weapons and military vehicles, before a group of children sing a song about jihad.

Ten children of various ages dressed in conservative Muslim clothing and military uniforms are seen singing about their fathers' wishes of sacrificing themselves in battle.

The video has been translated by Washington D.C.-Based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), who posted the clip on Twitter.

It starts with a female presenter giving children a tour of different military equipment, operated by stern-faced soldiers.

She says: 'Come here for a moment children, have a look. Look at these military vehicles which are being used to defend our beloved country Iran.'

The show then cuts to video footage of military boats, army helicopters, and fighter jets on what appears to be a patrol off the Iranian coast.

'Oh, how wonderful! Children, take a look,' the presenter says upon return to the convoy, where she is now standing in front of a missile launcher, surrounded by children.

Shocking: The female children's TV show presenter can be seen giving young viewers a tour of military vehicles, missile launchers and other weapons

Propaganda: As she walks past the weapons and soldiers in uniform she tells viewers how they are used to 'defend our beloved Iran'

'This is called "anti-aircraft", and what does that mean?

'It means that if the airplanes of the enemy are flying in the sky, the anti-aircraft will not let them enter or infiltrate our beloved Iran.'

The clip is followed by the children singing; the girls are seen wearing chadors - a full-length cloak with a headscarf underneath - and appear to be wearing images of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pinned to their chests.

The boys are wearing camouflage military uniform clothing and black army berets.

The song, translated by MEMRI, hears the children sing about their fathers, who are in the Iranian army, and how he hopes to die for Islam.

'My dad is a military man, a man of the Revolution,' the children sing, referring to the Iranian Revolution of 1979 which turned the Kingdom of Iran into the Islamic Republic of today.

They then sing: 'My dad fights our shameless enemies through defense and jihad - bravo!

'He nurtures Iran - bravo! Helping people is his motto - bravo! God helps him - bravo!'

The Arabic word jihad literally translates to 'struggle' or 'effort' but is commonly used to describe a holy war on behalf of Islam.

Indoctrination: Ten children, six girls and four boys, are seen singing a song in praise of the Iranian army and jihad - Islamic holy war

Bizarre: The children sing about how their fathers are 'fighting enemies through jihad' and dreams of dying a martyr's death

The children, six girls and four boys, then start to sing about their parents' hopes of martyrdom.

''My dad hopes to be a role model and sacrifice himself in the path of God.

'My dad's role models are the martyrs.'

The clip has emerged a day after the US slapped sanctions on an Iranian paramilitary group accused of recruiting children.

The sanctions levied on the Basij Resistance Force, along with a network of businesses that were providing it financing, is part of Washington's campaign of maximum economic pressure against Tehran after pulling out of the nuclear deal.

The US Treasury accused Basij, a paramilitary force formed soon after the 1979 revolution, of sending child soldiers to Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.