Tehran (IP) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday on the sidelines of the unveiling ceremony of the country's new defensive achievements that Iran's defensiveness has always been based on deterrence and it is not aggressive at all.

Iran Press/Iran News: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that neighbors should be confident that the Islamic Republic's defense power would be in their favor, adding "Iran has never started a war, especially after the victory of the Islamic Revolution."

Rouhani also appreciated the Iranian Ministry of Defense for unveiling the ballistic missile of Martyr Haj Ghasem Soleimani and cruise missile of Martyr Abu Mahdi during the opening of the production line of these two missiles, said: "Abu Mahdi, a loyal supporter of Martyr Soleimani, also played a major role in the fight against ISIL in the region, especially in Iraq."

The President of Iran praised the progress of scientists, universities, and knowledge-based companies and defense industries in the country, emphasizing:" Iran's ranking in terms of defense industry has risen from 23rd to 14th in the last six years."

Unveiling of the exhibition of achievements of UAV power, inauguration of the production line of the national light turbojet engine (peak), unveiling of the ballistic missile of Martyr Lt. Gen Ghassem Soleimani (range 1400 km) and cruise missile of Martyr Abu Mahdi (range of 1000 km) and the unveiling of the light turbofan engine, was one of the national achievements of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, which was operationalized and unveiled by the order of the President of Iran.

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