A senior Iranian military commander says his country “is firmly determined to further advance its missile defense system in a bid to upgrade its deterrence capabilities in face of any threats of aggression.”
According to Press TV, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Mostafa Izadi hailed Iranian missile capabilities on Sunday, December 18, and said the country's missile program is entirely developed and managed by local scientists and academic scholars.
He said the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently in possession of ground-to-ground missiles and utilizes its home-built missiles to launch domestically-designed and developed satellites into orbit reflects an indication that Iran's missile program has advanced from an experimental level to maturity.
Brigadier General Izadi also noted that Iranian missile program, which was first initiated and organized in the country's Ministry of Defense, is moving ahead in full speed.
