Rouhani: Iran’s Defense Doctrine Based on Deterrence
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that the country’s defense doctrine is based solely on deterrence, stressing that whatever progress Iran makes in the field of missiles is “moral and humane”, since they are employed to ward off threats.
“Our military research, designing and training is on the basis of deterrence and defense. If we produce ground-to-ground missile and care about its accuracy, we still pursue deterrence. Such precision is moral and humane,” President Rouhani said in a ceremony held in Tehran on Sunday to unveil a series of new defensive products.
Highlighting the significance of Iran's military advances, the president explained that the failure in enhancing the accuracy of missiles will result in potential damage to innocent civilians.
“(Improving) Precision of weapons is not only a scientific issue, but also a moral task,” he added.
The president at the same time underlined that Iran’s military industry is aimed at to safeguarding the country and deterring the enemy from invasion.
“If the enemy makes any mistakes, we will stand up to defend ourselves and will utilize our defensive equipment, since this is our moral right and is deemed a legitimate defense under the legal and religious criteria,” Rouhani stressed.
He further reassured the country’s neighbors and the Muslim countries that Iran’s defensive power will benefit the entire region.
“Our neighbors should know that when we have a powerful defense industry, it is not for our maintaining our own security alone, but it will secure the entire region."
The Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.
Tehran has always assured other nations that its military might poses no threat to the regional countries, saying that the Islamic Republic’s defense doctrine is entirely based on deterrence.