TEHRAN -- A senior Iranian Army commander says the Islamic Republic stands ready to provide advanced scientific and military technologies to friendly and neighborly states.
In a meeting with foreign military attachés residing in Iran, Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Islamic Republic has achieved self-sufficiency and scientific capabilities in the field of military power and manufacturing state-of-the-art weaponry.
“Besides progressive relations with various countries, Iran is engaged in military cooperation with some of them and is interested in sharing its advanced scientific and military technologies with other friendly and neighboring countries as well,” he added.
Sayyari said the neighboring countries, in turn, need to understand the nature of Iran’s power because “regional stability and security will be established based on mutual strength and interactions.”
Iran has made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems.
The Islamic Republic says its military might poses no threat to other countries, and that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.
Sattari also said Iran was facing problems in establishing ties with some of its neighbors since it has been under the “most oppressive and harsh” sanctions in the history of international relation.
“We believe, however, that these problems can be solved through interactions and dialog and there is no need for any help from foreign powers,” he added. “Deeper neighborly ties will bring greater economic benefits to the West Asia region.”
The Islamic Republic has always supported regional nations, has never violated their rights, and has recognized independence of all countries, Sayyari said.
The senior commander reiterated Iran’s friendly and brotherly policy towards its neighbors.
He said the Islamic Republic had never cast a covetous eye on any country and believed based on Islamic teachings that common interests and regional and collective security could be achieved without the presence of extra-regional states.
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Ground Force also lauded Iran’s ever-increasing power in different fields of defense, saying the enemies have received the Iranian military’s message of strength.
Brigadier General Muhammad Pakpour said enemies acknowledge the power of Iran’s Armed Forces, including the IRGC, in the air, at sea and on the ground, citing the confession made last year by chief of the United States Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie as an example.
McKenzie had said Iran’s widespread use of drones meant that the U.S. was operating without complete air superiority for the first time since the Korean War.
Enemies have received the message of the Iranian Armed Forces’ power, he said, stressing the need for the country’s forces to “grow stronger every day compared to the previous one.”
Speaking separately, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRGC’s Navy, hailed fighting global arrogance and standing up to the United States as a source of honor for the naval forces under his watch.