RNA - "The enemies have reached this definite conclusion that military attack against Iran will lead to (heavy) casualties and a humiliating defeat for them and therefore, they have opted for proxy warfare but a bright future is facing us with the Armed Forces' efforts," General Baqeri said, addressing a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday.
Stressing the Iranian Army's deterrence power against enemies' threats, he underscored the need for enhancing its combat power and preparedness.
In relevant remarks in July, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani stressed that the country has increased its deterrence and defense power by developing different state-of-the-art missiles.
"Iran's indigenized missile power has been developing for years based on the country's need to create a deterrence power," Shamkhani told reporters.
Noting that Iran has reinvigorated the precision-striking power, range and destruction power of its missile throughout years, he said, "Today, it (the missile program) is considered as one of the pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran's power."
Also in June, General Baqeri underlined his country's high missile power one day after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched missile strikes against the ISIL bases 700km away in Syria.
"Iran is among the world's big powers in the missile field," General Baqeri said, addressing a meeting in Tehran on June 19.
He stressed the arrogant powers' weakness in confrontation with Iran, and said, "They don’t have the capability to engage in clashes with us for now and of course, we don’t intend to involve in clashes with them but we are in permanent rivalry with them in different fields, including the missile sector."
The IRGC launched 6 missile strikes at ISIL centers in Syria's Deir Ezzur in retaliation for the June 7 twin terrorist attacks in Tehran, it said in a statement issued on June 18, adding that the mid-range ballistic missiles were fired from bases in Western Iran and flew through Iraq's airspace before hitting the targets in Syria.
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