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Sunday 13 August 2017 - 15:01
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Irans Defense Ministry to continue missile activities: General



Press TV- Brigadier GeneralAmir Hatami,who has been nominated as defense minister in PresidentHassanRouhanis new cabinet,has vowed to continue boosting Iran's missile program.

Briefing a group of lawmakers on his future plans on Saturday, Hatami said that the current situation is special as the enemies have imposed sanctions on Irans military field in a bid to weaken it.

The enemy is stationed in the region, bringingweapons to the region and trying to damage the countrys defensive might, but we have set objectives in our plan to counter the move, he added.

The Iranian general also hailed achievements made in both missile and defense industry sectors and stressed that this trend should continue.


[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Brigadier General Amir Hatami (3rd from R), who has been nominated as defense minister in Iranian President Hassan Rouhanis new cabinet, briefs lawmakers on his plans in Tehran on August 21. (Photo by Icana)[/caption]
He further noted that all the Islamic Republics capabilities should be used to provide permanent deterrence as well as defensive power and help people live in absolute peace and security.

The president has issued a strict written order for reinforcing the countrys defensive might while Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] also has clear plans in that regard, he said.

Given thesecircumstances, we do not look to anybody's permission for reinforcingthe countrys defensive power," he pointed out.

'Not enough space for missiles'

Also on Saturday, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the second-in-command of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said in a live TV program that "the rateof ourmissileproduction is so high that we arefaced with theproblem of space" for storing them.


[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the second-in-command of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) (Photo by Tasnim)[/caption]
The military commander ruled out the possibility of a new war in the region as well as calls in the US for inspection of Iran's military sites.

"The Americans lack the power to launch a new war," Salami said, adding "access toour military facilities is one of the dreams that the Americans will take to the grave."

He also touched on recent confrontations between Iranian naval boats and US military vessels in the Persian Gulf, saying American claims of "harassment" by Iran's patrols are a "psychological ruse."

"We defend our territorial integrity with all our power and our intelligence systems observe the presence of any foreign vesselanywhere. If Americans think that we are to stop these activities, they are completely mistaken andit is better for them not to belittle themselves,"he said.

"If something happens in the Persian Gulf,the security of the world's energy will be affected in a big way. However, they (the Americans) are partly aware of our military capability, while they know nothing about itsinvisible part," Salami said.

"A war in the Persian Gulf wouldbea fluid one that wouldmove far beyond the imagination of the Americansand engage all the areas bearing their interests; itwouldbe drawn toward the Zionist regime and its destruction," he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Salami described the Daesh terrorist group a joint product ofthe US, Britain,Israel and their regional allies.

"Soon, with enormous struggles which are being made, the star of Daesh will be on the wane and their remnants will be purged. However, their harm to Islam has been immense," he said.

On June 7, Daesh gunmen mounted assaults on Irans Parliament and the Mausoleum of late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, leaving 18 people dead and over 50 others wounded.

The IRGC responded with a missile strike, which pummeled Daesh positions in Syrias eastern Dayr al-Zawr Province, killing more than 170 Takfiri elements and inflicting heavy damage on their weaponry and communication systems.

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