Iran Will Proceed with Missile Program - Defense Minister

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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the administration is determined to proceed with the plans to boost the country’s missile industry in the next Iranian calendar year.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday, Hatami said he has given the cabinet a report on the status of the country’s missile program and its progress.

He said President Hassan Rouhani and the ministers were impressed by the plans to develop various types of missiles, including air-to-air, ground-to-air, ground-to-ground, surface-to-surface, coast-to-sea, and subsurface-to-surface missiles.

Hatami further stressed that all of the plans for developing the missile industry, particularly for increasing the accuracy of missiles, will be carried out in the next Iranian year [to start on March 21].

He also said that greater missile power will enhance the country’s deterrent capabilities.

Earlier in February last yeare, Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei called for efforts to maintain and boost Iran’s defense capabilities, hitting back at the enemies for disputing the country’s missile program.

“Without a moment of hesitation, the country must move to acquire whatever is necessary for defense, even if the whole world is opposed to it,” Imam Khamenei said on February 18.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team