Iran Has the Capability to Surprise the Enemy
WANA (Aug 23) – Iran’s Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, highlighting the achievements and lessons of the 12-day war, announced that the conflict has shifted some of Iran’s defense priorities and that the country has the capability to surprise its enemies.
In a televised interview marking Iran’s Defense Industry Day, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh stressed: “Over the past year, we have made significant progress in the intelligence and precision of our equipment, increased production levels, and drawn on the experiences of the recent war to shape our future planning.”
“Eghtedar Paydar 2025” (dubbed in English Sustainable Authority) naval missile drill of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Source: Iran Army PR/ WANA News Agency
Referring to the confrontation with “the world’s strongest military force”—namely the Zionist regime backed by the U.S. and certain Western countries—he added: “Without our missile power, there would have been no ceasefire. On the battlefield, numbers alone do not determine the outcome; there are other factors that allowed us to manage the conflict.”
The minister underlined Iran’s complete self-sufficiency in missile production and said: “In the recent war, we did not even use some of our advanced weapons, such as the precision-guided ‘Qasem Basir’ missile. Most of the missiles fired were from older generations. However, Iran’s new missile systems, equipped with maneuverable warheads, are capable of bypassing enemy air defenses. If the war had lasted more than 15 days, the enemy would have completely lost its defensive capabilities.”
He continued: “No air defense system in the world is impenetrable. While we sustained some damage at the start of the war, we eventually managed to destroy many of the enemy’s drones and gained valuable experience.”
“Eghtedar Paydar 2025” (dubbed in English Sustainable Authority) naval missile drill of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Source: Iran Army PR/ WANA News Agency
Nasirzadeh also stressed the importance of combining hard and soft power, saying: “Two factors led to our victory in the recent war: first, our offensive missile capability, and second, national unity. If we show weakness, our enemies will act more aggressively.”
On Iran’s defense diplomacy, he noted: “We maintain broad relations with various countries, and in some of them we have even established infrastructure and industrial plants that will soon be inaugurated. Demand for our defense products, particularly in the aviation and drone sectors, has grown and earned global recognition.”
Concluding his remarks, Iran’s defense minister emphasized: “Iran still has capabilities that have not yet been employed, and our ability to surprise the enemy remains intact.”
