In an interview with Mehr News Agency on Friday, Khatami said, “The defense mechanism of Islam is based on ‘preventive defense’ strategy.”
Stressing that the great power of the Islamic Republic never authorizes invading any country, Ayatollah Khatami went on to say the consequences of any evil intention against Iran will be such that “will deprive the enemies of their restful sleep for ever”.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired nine long- and medium-range surface-to-surface missiles, including the upgraded version of the Shahab-3, in the
The tests came in response to threats by the
The missiles included an upgraded version of the Shahab-3 missile, which officials have said could reach targets 2,000km away.
“The exercise is aimed at demonstrating
“We fire these missiles in honor of
Salami said, “We warn the enemies, who intend to threaten us with military exercises and empty psychological operations, that our hand will always be on the trigger and our missiles will always be ready to launch.”
“The enemies need to know that
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