28 Mar 2024
Tuesday 21 August 2018 - 12:42
Story Code : 316665

History taught us to be strong, or get crushed


MNA President Hassan Rouhani said Tue. that history has taught Iran to grow stronger and insist on pursuing its goals, otherwise other countries would try to bring Iran to its knees.







The Iranian president made the remarks in a ceremony marking the National Day of Defense Industry. The event also featured the unveiling of the latest achievements in the defense sector, including the first homegrown fighter/trainer jet Kosar which underwent its successful flight-tests today in the presence of President Rouhani.

The past 40 years is a testamentto the fact that we have not attacked any country, and if we really wanted to, we had some exceptional military-wise opportunities to take advantage of, but we didnt do such a thing, said President Rouhani, noting the dissolution of theSoviet Union and the unstable state of Iran's northern borders, or Iraqs weakened state during Saddams attack on Kuwait.

When Saddam attacked Kuwait and Iraq was almost under a global blockade, it was a critical situation that we could apparently use to our advantage and take down Iraq, but we let the opportunity go, said Rouhani, stressing that Irans military strategy is not offensive, even when faced with a country that had previously waged an eight-year war against Iran.


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