He made the remarks on Monday during a meeting with members of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament to present a comprehensive report on the ministry’s performance.
The Minister of Defense addressed parliamentarians and emphasized that our country’s defense production is now higher, both quantitatively and qualitatively, than it was before the imposed 12-day war.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Nasirzadeh pointed to the indigenization of 582 items of defense materials, parts and equipment, and said 59 percent of the projects were implemented in cooperation with the private sector.
He then pointed to the activities of the Ministry of Defense in the field of construction of satellites, launch pads and satellite launchers, and called on Members of Parliament to establish very close cooperation with the Ministry of Defense in the financing and provision of defense equipment.
On June 13, while Washington and Tehran were in the process of nuclear negotiations, Israel launched a blatant and unprovoked invasion of Iran. The Israeli attack sparked a 12-day war that left at least 1,064 people dead in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians.
The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities in a serious violation of international law.
In response, Iranian forces targeted strategic locations throughout the occupied territories, as well as Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest US military base in West Asia.
On June 24, Iran successfully thwarted the invasion through successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the United States.
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