TEHRAN - Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Wednesday that countering “soft threats” is an “important duty”.

“Staging military exercise means that we have the tools to counter hard threats, but countering soft threats is one of our important duties,” he said.

He said that enemy seeks to change the Iranians’ lifestyle and make it void of Quran’s culture.

Sayyari attached great importance to practicing Quran’s teachings in order to counter any cultural invasion.

He said that there are two types of “hard and soft threats” which require two kinds of “military and spiritual readiness” to be countered.

According to Fars news agency, Sayyari announced on Tuesday that the Navy plan to stage 20 military exercises by February, and said the country is now capable of building fully home-made destroyers.

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