TEHRAN – Deputy Defense Minister Qassem Taqizadeh said on Monday that the Defense Ministry is ready to cooperate with the private sector.

“The Defense Ministry is ready to cooperate with knowledge-based corporations, factories and scientific forces to meet defense needs,” he said at a conference at Supreme National Defense University.

Taqizadeh also said that Iran is ready to counter enemies by relying on the country’s capacities.

“We have never started any war, however, we will make the enemies regret if they seek to take actions against us,” the defense official remarked.

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