Iran fully prepared to protect itself, minister
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Shahr-e-Rey, Tehran Prov, Feb 2, IRNA -- Minister of Defense Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Sunday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to protect itself.
Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of a ceremony at the mausoleum of the Father of the Islamic Revolution the late Imam Khomeinie in southern Tehran, the minister said, Iran is pursuing a policy of détente relying on its domestic capabilities.
Enemies are frightened by Irans high defensive capabilities, Dehqan added.
He stressed that Irans defensive power is rooted in the significant efforts and endeavors of the countrys experts.
President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members Sunday morning attended the Imams mausoleum to renew allegiance to him.
The visit was held on the occasion of the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn), commemorating the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11, 1979 (Bahman 22, 1357).
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