Iran self-sufficient in defense: Cmdr

TEHRAN (Defapress)_'One of the commands of the Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] is self-sufficiency in the field of defense,' said Brigadier-General Kioumars Heydari while speaking on the sidelines of a military innovations exhibition in Tehran.'One of the commands of the Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] is self-sufficiency in the field of defense,' said Brigadier-General Kioumars Heydari while speaking on the sidelines of a military innovations exhibition in Tehran.

He also urged those who can invent or innovate in the field of defense to present their plans in the biannual event.

Iran's Army (or Artesh in Persian) has its own Joint Staff which coordinates its four separate service branches: Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and the newly established Air Defense Force.

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