Sunday, 29 August 2021 (YJC)_ The Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, stating that there is no horizon for experiencing a calm and carefree period in the region, said: "Maintaining security, calm and the possibility of development and progress for the country will not be possible without an efficient and self-reliant defense."
General Mohammad Bagheri said on Sunday at the ceremony honoring Amir Brigadier General Amir Hatami, former Minister of Defense, and introducing Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Qaraei Ashtiani, the new Minister of Defense and Support, at the Imam Ali Conference Center in Imam Khomeini Town: We thank God for providing us with a period of service and struggle in the valuable Islamic system, and we hope to be steadfast in this and receive a reward like the martyrs.
General Bagheri continued: The criminal United States invaded the region under various pretexts, including the suspicious 9/11 incident, which was after the Holy Defense campaigns. It bears fruit for the region and leaves.
Referring to the events in Afghanistan, he said: The latest of these crimes is the tragic incident that is taking place in our neighborhood in Afghanistan. By capturing this Islamic land, the United States left the region with a lot of killings, looting and crimes, but with a humiliating defeat, and left the oppressed people of Afghanistan suffering from worries and unrest without horizons.