“The most complex pieces of equipment in the world are the military ones and among the military equipment, those related to the Navy are the most complex, especially submarines,” Admiral Khanzadi said in a speech in the northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan on Thursday.

“Today, thanks to the efforts of the youth of Iran, the country has made significant progress (in production of submarines),” the commander went on to say.

He further stressed the need for the Iranian nation to become more powerful, saying the only way forward for the Iranian nation is to become stronger.

To that end, security is a necessity, and of course, security has different aspects, including military security, Admiral Khanzadi said.

Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the country will not hesitate to strengthen its military capabilities, which are entirely meant for defense, and that Iran’s defense capabilities will be never subject to negotiations.

Back in February 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed 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,” Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time.

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Following intelligence activities, the forces of the Mirjaveh Border Regiment were informed of the intention of a major drug gang to smuggle a heavy cargo by car to the city, Brigadier General Mohammad Mollashahi said.

The border guards immediately identified the members of the drug trafficking gang and ambushed them, he stated.

During the operation, the border guards arrested two smugglers and seized two vehicles, 500kg of opium, and a large amount of ammunition, the commander went on to say.

Police and security forces have been quite successful in ensuring security in the province despite its long borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, harsh weather and vast desert areas.

Iran, which has a 900-kilometer common border with Afghanistan, has been used as the main conduit for the traffics of major Afghan drug ring to narcotics kingpins in Europe.

Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic Republic has been actively fighting drug-trafficking over the past decades.

The country has spent more than $700 million on sealing its borders and preventing the transit of narcotics destined for European, Arab and Central Asian countries.

The war on drug trade originating from Afghanistan has claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 Iranian police officers over the past four decades.

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Rear Admiral Khanzadi said this first combat drone uses two jet engines that enable it to reach a speed of 1,000 km/h.

The UAV can also carry missiles with a range of 100 kilometers, the top commander added.

He noted that the half-size prototype of the drone has been built and successfully tested at the Iranian Ministry of Defense.

Rear Admiral Khanzadi went on to say that Sejjil can be launched from vessels and recovered by parachute.

Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.

Iranian officials have repeatedly underscored that the country will not hesitate to strengthen its military capabilities, which are entirely meant for defense and will be never subject to negotiations.

Back in February 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed 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,” Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time.

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Attending the nationwide meeting of the provinces’ alleged committees, Hossein Zolfaqari said, “This issue is neither a theoretical matter nor a maneuver, but it is a strategy under which we must really get ready to counter any conditions.”

Zolfaqari, who serves as head of the Interior Ministry’s passive defense committee, went on to say that “we must pay serious attention to passive defense to continue rendering services to needy people and to handle the society’s affairs in any condition.”

Last week, the commander of the Passive Defense Organization said that no serious military threat against Iran existed at the moment.

“As the leader of the (Islamic) Revolution said, ‘the option of war is the final threat which has been thwarted by Iran’s defense power’,” said Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali during a press conference.

Jalali said, “A new wave of threats in non-military fields has been launched by the United States, first of which is the economic war.”

“The first mission of the Passive Defense Organization is to watch out for threats, identify them and issue warnings in different fields.”

“The second mission of the organization is to decrease the vulnerability of the country’s infrastructure against national threats,” he remarked.

The commander went on to say, “The Islamic Republic is carrying out measures to strengthen its infrastructure against any type of threats.”

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