Iranian Acting Defense Minister Ibn al-Reza stated at a meeting of defense industry managers: "I can say with great confidence that if war were to break out again today, Iran would respond technologically in a far more powerful and advanced manner than in any previous war." He pointed out that those who attempt to portray the continued operation of Iranian technological activities, production lines, and weapons factories merely as a "media narrative" or "news headline" have already clearly witnessed the capabilities of the Iranian armed forces on the battlefield. What is sometimes displayed now represents only a small fraction of the actual capabilities and existing potential of Iran's defense industry, and this development process will continue strongly.
