Iran’s Defense Minister Warns of Rapid, Crushing Response to any Aggression

By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami warned enemies of the Islamic Republic that any threat to the country’s national interests and security will draw a rapid and crushing response, making a reference to the January missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Assad in Iraq.

In remarks at a joint meeting of the Defense Ministry and the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on Monday, General Hatami made it clear for the adversaries that any act of aggression against Iran’s national interests and security will receive a rapid, decisive and crushing response from the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian Armed Forces have already proved the military decisiveness and timely response to the global arrogance and hegemony, Hatami said, citing the missile strike that Iran launched on January 8 on a strategic US airbase in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.

He also commended the Iranian Parliament for its widespread support for the Defense Ministry and its plans for boosting the country’s defense power.

Describing Iran’s major advances in various military spheres, such as ground, aerial and naval combat, electronic and aerospace industries, and missile capabilities as a thorn in the side of the enemies, Hatami said the Defense Ministry’s qualitative and quantitative capabilities have grown by several times during the first two years of the current administration’s term.