Tehran 0
16 March 2021

Iran’s defence minister maintained that “we should be prepared to defend our nation against all threats and whatever the enemy may one day use as an offensive tool, including chemical, nuclear and biological weapons”. “Our nation should know that it has a vigilant and smart relying point [ie, the Defence Ministry] against enemies, which has adopted all the necessary measures against all threats”, he added.

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