Iran Fighting Enemies at Their Doors, Says Fadavi
TEHRAN – Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi reiterated the failure of enemies in hitting a blow to the Islamic Revolution using different plots and attempts, and said Iran is now fighting them at their doors, FNA reported.
“Thanks to the martyrs’ blood and presence of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, today, the Islamic Revolution is fighting the enemy at borders highly far from the center of the Islamic Revolution which can be interpreted as fighting the enemies in their homes,” Fadavi said, addressing the IRGC personnel and forces in the Northern province of Golestan on Tuesday.
He described the Americans’ attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq and the Zionists’ aggression against Lebanon and the Palestinians as nothing but failure, and said, “The American and Zionist sources have themselves admitted that the conditions of their fronts before and after these attacks are not comparable, and that all their actions have ended in the interest of the righteous front.”
In relevant remarks last month, IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami underlined that the US has lost its role as a main player in the Middle East due to Iran’s stronger role and clout in the region.
“The US has become marginalized from a major player in the region and instead the Islamic Republic of Iran has become the sensitive region’s most important administrator,” General Salami said, addressing a group of people in Isfahan city, Central Iran.
He pointed to the efforts by the arrogant powers to prevent the formation of new powers that went against their interests throughout history, and said, “They applied the most severe type of these measures in the case of Iran in the past three decades.”
The IRGC commander reiterated that Iran has no fear of global powers, and said, “We have lined up our might in the face of their excessive demands.”
Iran moving ahead of US in Naval Science Production – Fadavi
Meanwhile, Fadavi said that Tehran has outpaced Washington in producing naval science,
“Iran enjoys its own style and technology in the world in producing the science of naval equipment and this has made the Americans change their naval strategy vis-a vis Iran,” Fadavi added, addressing university professors and officials in the Northern province of Golestan on Monday afternoon.
Noting that Iran has left the US behind in naval science production, he said, “As Americans are striving to narrow down this gap, we should also increase our capabilities by boosting science production.”
Fadavi underscored that Iran’s military capabilities have now turned into a deterrent power, and said, “Our enemies have admitted that they lack power to confront us for the next 20 years.”
In recent years, Iran has made great achievements in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing essential military equipment and systems.
In August, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan underlined Iran’s self-sufficiency in the marine industry.
“We can design 500-ton submarines from top to toe and we are moving towards new propulsion systems to decrease the noise and increase their durability in water,” Dehqan said, addressing a ceremony to unveil two new home-made cruise missiles and two new drones in Tehran participated by President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials.
Also, a senior Iranian military official announced in October the country’s self-sufficiency in building light submarines, adding that Iran plans to unveil new submarines soon.
There are three classes of submarines, Head of the Navy’s Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Office General Ali Gholamzadeh said, adding that Iran had attained self-sufficiency in building “light” submarines.
He also said that Iran would unveil a home-made semi-heavy submarine in the coming months, and announced, “We are designing and building heavy and semi-heavy submarines, and the Fateh (Conqueror) submarine will be unveiled this (Iranian calendar) year (ending March 20, 2015”).
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