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Interview mit dem iranischen Verteidigungsminister :

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Q: What are the strategic principles of the Defense Ministry for the future?

A: The Defense Ministry has six strategic principles to confront the threats. The Defense Ministry’s strategic principles are as follows:

(1) Self-sufficiency in weapons production: Producing military equipment is the main objective of the Defense Ministry, regarding weaponry strategy. That is to say, the ministry tries to produce equipment which can meet Iran’s security and defense requirements when needed.

(2) Modern Industrial Research and Development: In order to produce new equipment, we must develop our practical research. This task is being pursued by the Defense Industries Research and Educational Institute so that it may lead to the acquisition of technology to produce defense equipment.

(3) Preparation for a post-modern war: What is specifically considered by the military in the current situation is the production of military hardware for probable wars in the future. In the years since 2001, we have witnessed that post-modern wars have become operational. So, Iran’s defense and weapons strategy is aimed at producing military equipment which can respond in a post-modern war.

(4) Resisting surprise attacks: Our current defense strategy has discerned the potential for surprise attacks in the military behavior of certain countries. Therefore, strategic and security contingencies make it necessary for us to be sensitive toward the threats and to adopt measures in response to them.

(5) Mobilizing popular forces: The Defense Ministry’s economic, planning, and structural support for the armed forces can pave the way for civil defense preparedness. That is to say, we have tried to create a process through which we can make use of popular resistance to threats through developing defense capabilities.

(6) Waging asymmetrical warfare: Whenever the enemy’s threats are very serious, we will use the equipment for asymmetrical warfare to limit and hinder the enemies’ offensive power.

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