Iran’s Supreme Leader orders military step-up
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the
country's armed forces to step up their military preparedness.
Ayatollah Khamenei, who is the commander-in-chief of Iran, made the
remark in a meeting with top military officials, the Leader's
official website reported April 10.
He particularly emphasized that spiritual-religious orientation
should be preserved as the most salient features of Iran's armed
forces, citing the US Army's use of the "professionally criminal
Blackwater forces" as an example the damage caused by lack of
spirituality in military forces.
The Islamic Republic says that has made great achievements in its
defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential
military equipment and systems in recent years.
Iran has manufactured its own tanks, armored personnel carriers,
missiles, radars, boats, submarines and fighter planes since 1992.
Iran also unveiled its first domestically-manufactured long-range
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2010.
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