TEHRAN: Iran will unveil this week a new jet fighter and improve its missile defences to meet threats from Israel and the USA, Tasnim news agency mentioned Sunday quoting the defence minister.
"Our first priority is our missile capability and we must enhance it... given the enemy's efforts in missile defence," mentioned Amir Hatami in an interview on television past due Saturday, in keeping with Tasnim.
He added that a new fighter jet "will fly on National Defence Industry Day", which falls on Wednesday.
Hatami mentioned the defence programme was once motivated by way of reminiscences of the missile attacks Iran suffered during its eight-year conflict with Iraq in the 1980s, and by way of repeated threats from Israel and the United States that "all options are on the table" in coping with the Islamic republic.
"We have learned in the (Iran-Iraq) war that we cannot rely on anyone but ourselves. We saw that wherever we are not capable, no one will have mercy on us," he mentioned.
"Our assets are limited and we are dedicated to setting up security at a minimum value.
"We improve our missiles in keeping with our enemies' threats and movements, as a deterrent and to give a crushing reaction to the enemy," he added.
Hatami added that regional rival Saudi Arabia "has the most important army budget on the planet after America and China... whilst our defence budget is limited".
"What would any country with one of these scenario and previous do in our position?" he mentioned.
The defence minister disregarded the idea of an "Arab Nato" — an old concept that has lately resurfaced as Washington tries to push regional nations to just accept a greater share of their defence.
"Arab NATO is a part of the sport of making discord by way of the enemy and it isn't worth paying attention to," mentioned Hatami.
"It is not going that America and the Zionist regime (Israel) allow Muslim nations to return in combination. They know smartly that the purpose of Muslim nations is to destroy the Zionist regime and protect Palestine," he added.
"Our first priority is our missile capability and we must enhance it... given the enemy's efforts in missile defence," mentioned Amir Hatami in an interview on television past due Saturday, in keeping with Tasnim.
He added that a new fighter jet "will fly on National Defence Industry Day", which falls on Wednesday.
Hatami mentioned the defence programme was once motivated by way of reminiscences of the missile attacks Iran suffered during its eight-year conflict with Iraq in the 1980s, and by way of repeated threats from Israel and the United States that "all options are on the table" in coping with the Islamic republic.
"We have learned in the (Iran-Iraq) war that we cannot rely on anyone but ourselves. We saw that wherever we are not capable, no one will have mercy on us," he mentioned.
"Our assets are limited and we are dedicated to setting up security at a minimum value.
"We improve our missiles in keeping with our enemies' threats and movements, as a deterrent and to give a crushing reaction to the enemy," he added.
Hatami added that regional rival Saudi Arabia "has the most important army budget on the planet after America and China... whilst our defence budget is limited".
"What would any country with one of these scenario and previous do in our position?" he mentioned.
The defence minister disregarded the idea of an "Arab Nato" — an old concept that has lately resurfaced as Washington tries to push regional nations to just accept a greater share of their defence.
"Arab NATO is a part of the sport of making discord by way of the enemy and it isn't worth paying attention to," mentioned Hatami.
"It is not going that America and the Zionist regime (Israel) allow Muslim nations to return in combination. They know smartly that the purpose of Muslim nations is to destroy the Zionist regime and protect Palestine," he added.
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