Commander: Iran Not to Talk on Defense Power, Continues Military Progress

“The Iranian Armed Forces have turned into a strong shield by increasing its deterrence power and this defense power has deterred enemy aggression against Iran,” General Sabahifard said in Tehran on Sunday.

“Iran’s military and defense power is not negotiable and our nation will respond to the United States’ military bragging by reinvigorating its defense power,” he added.

In relevant remarks in February, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated his country’s firm opposition to any kind of negotiation on its military and missile capabilities, saying Tehran wanted talks on the West’s boundless sales of destructive weapons to certain regional states.

“Given the historical experience (of the 8-year Iraqi-imposed war supported by the western states) against Iran’s national security, the Iranian people are sensitive to any related issue and they truly and correctly believe that the country’s defense power is not negotiable,” President Rouhani said in a meeting with Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Sigrid Kaag in Tehran.

“Meantime, we are interested in holding talks with our friends about the extensive sales of destructive weapons to the regional states, mainly by the western states; specially sales of the deadly aircraft and missiles which are used to kill and displace people and destroy the residential areas and infrastructures in Yemen,” he added.