TEHRAN, Feb 10 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran will continue its development of missile power, to deter its enemies, Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said yesterday.
Making the remarks in the unveiling ceremony of a ballistic missile, in the capital, Tehran, Bagheri said that, the missile power against aggressors and oppressors of the Islamic republic has become more powerful and “will continue its path of growth, promotion and excellence, both in terms of quantity and quality.”
“The deterrent power of Iran is dynamic and not static. We have to increase our power day by day, in carrying out the order of the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Armed Forces (the supreme leader) and to continue the path of the precious martyrs, not only in equipment and weapons, which have been very important…, but also in the important field of human resources, who use these weapons,” he noted.
Earlier in the day, Iran unveiled a ballistic missile with the range of 1,450 kilometres, which uses solid fuel and is capable of manoeuvrability, to pass through missile shield in the landing phase.
The U.S. has long suspected that Iran’s development of ballistic missiles might add to their capability of carrying nuclear heads. Iran, which has repeatedly said that its nuclear programme is peaceful, insists that its missile programme is for deterrent purposes.– NNN-TASNIM
