(IP) - The vice president for legal affairs, Mohammad Dehghan, has called the Iranian oil platforms in Asaluyeh the symbol of the failure of sanctions.

Iran PressIran news: Speaking in a meeting on Thursday, the Iranian advisor added that the oil platforms in southern Iran and refineries are designed, produced, and set up by Iranian experts.

He reiterated that no power can defeat the will of the Iranian nation in the path of progress.

Dehghan quoted the Leader of the Islamic Revolution who said that the main wealth of this region (Asaluyeh) is not oil and gas, but capable human resources who could manage the oil industry without the presence of foreign companies.

According to Dehghan, the investment of nearly $90 billion in the past two decades in this domain is the result of the Leader's initiative in creating the national development fund.

In the end, he praised the actions of the Ministry of Petroleum in implementing the plan to reduce gas burning in 12 South Pars refineries.204