Sanctions leaving no impact on Iran's defensive achievements: Defense Minister

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami blasted the US for imposing sanctions on the country, but said that the embargoes have had no effect on the development of country's defense sector.

General Hatami stressed that countries do not agree with the biased request of the United States to extend arms embargo, and said that it has had no impact on the country's defense development.

In reaction to the US government's efforts to extend the arms embargo against the Islamic Republic of Iran, he said that the US officials are trying to extend the arms embargo, but they will not succeed.

Last August, Head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) Second Brigadier General Afshin Khajeh Fard underlined the country’s desired position in the world in manufacturing different types of drones.

“The international bodies which assess the countries' air combat power have ranked Iran 5th world power in the field of drones or UAVs,” General Khajeh Fard said.

Also in February, Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh stated that the country is capable of manufacturing different types of drones, adding that new drones are due to be produced in future.

“Today, we have reached full maturity and skills in building various types of drones used for combat, reconnaissance and electronic warfare missions, and we have developed the technologies needed for making various types of drones based on needs, and we have on agenda production of other types of drones in future,” General Nasirzadeh said.

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