Iran to give crushing response to any aggression: Defense minister
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Sept 22, IRNA
Iran-Defense-Minister
Iran will give crushing response to any aggression and that the armed forces keep watchful eye on enemy, Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said Saturday.
His remarks were made during a ceremony to mark the Sacred Defense Week marking the anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Iran (September 22, 1980).
The ceremony started in the premises of the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini and in presence of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and senior officials of armed forces.
Commenting on recent reports on military threats against Iran, the minister said those reports were part of a "psychological warfare and media propaganda" against the country.
"We do not take the threats seriously. We have different scenarios," the defense minister stressed.
He reiterated that Iran would use its military equipment "to defend the regional peace, stability and security."
Referring to the latest achievements of Iran's defense industries, including manufacturing of defense equipment and fighter planes by Iranian experts, the minister said, "It is a great honor that Iranian armed forces are capable of designing, manufacturing and supplying their own necessary equipment."
He stressed that a small part of Iran's military power was demonstrated during the Sacred Defense Week parade.
Commenting on the Zionist regime's recent military attacks on Syria, the minister said, "After its failure during the last year's 33-day war in Lebanon (in July-August 2006), Israel that feels humiliated is to cover its defeats by launching abortive operations such as those on Syria."
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