IRGC commander: Iran able to turn enemies' threats into opportunity

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami underlined that the Iranian nation is able to resist against the US sanctions and pressures and will turn them into opportunities.

General Salami said on Thursday that the noble nation of Islamic Iran will move out of difficulties in spite of US sanctions imposed against the country.

“The US sanctions have targeted economy of the country,” he said, adding that the enemy’s economic war and psychological operations had targeted dignity and authority of the country but it was ended.

“We also tell enemies of the country that we can turn threat into an opportunity and you (enemy) will fail in every arena," General Salami said.

In relevant remarks on Tuesday, Iranian Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Abdulreza Baqeri underlined that the US sanctions against his country should be seized as an opportunity to accelerate progress and development in Iran.

"One of the important issues today is that under sanctions we can use the capacity of universities to improve the economic and productive situation of the country," Baqeri said, addressing the unveiling ceremony of three new scientific achievements of the Iranian Institute of Materials and Energy, located in Meshkin plain of Alborz province.

"The sanctions have created an opportunity for Iran to improve the quality of Iranian goods by utilizing our domestic capacity," he added.

"We need to use these capacities, to address the shortage of parts needed by the country's industries," Baqeri underlined.

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