General Staff of Armed Forces: We will continue to meet the military needs of the Resistance Front

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, in a statement emphasizing efforts to increase the "accuracy and destructive capability" of Iran's missiles, announced that it will not leave the requests of the Islamic Republic's allies in Iraq and Syria, or what this staff refers to as the "Resistance Front," for military supplies unanswered. According to Fars News Agency, this staff stated on Saturday, August 30, that it will not leave the military needs of the anti-Israeli Islamic Resistance Front in Iraq and Syria unanswered in the realm of "proxy and terrorist wars." One day prior to the release of this statement, Hossein Dehghan, Iran's Minister of Defense, had said in Friday prayers that "the main needs of the Resistance Front are supplied by Iran's defense industries." Iran refers to the Syrian government, as well as groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, and other Palestinian groups opposing the Middle East peace process, as the "Resistance Front" against Israel. The leader of the Islamic Republic has previously emphasized that Iran will continue to support its allies in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Palestine, Lebanon, and Iraq despite the Vienna nuclear agreement. Additionally, many analysts have described regional conflicts, including in Syria and Yemen, as a "proxy war" between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, in recent days, Iranian official news agencies reported, citing Houthi sources in Yemen, that a "Zelzal 3" missile was fired from inside Yemen into Saudi territory. These missiles, which include Iranian-made missiles, have recently been reported by Iranian news sources as being "localized" in Yemen. At the same time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran emphasized in its statement that the Iranian armed forces will "continue the process of power enhancement and improving the accuracy and destructive capability of their missiles without paying attention to psychological operations and media provocations from Israeli networks." This staff announced that Iran's military industries in the ground, naval, aerial, and especially missile sectors have managed to challenge and render inactive Israel and what this staff refers to as "arrogant powers." This statement comes at a time when, following the Vienna nuclear agreement, the issue of Iran's missile program has repeatedly drawn the objections of Western countries. Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, reported to the members of the Security Council earlier this year that Iran's missile tests are not in accordance with the spirit of the Vienna nuclear agreement. Iranian Foreign Ministry officials and also Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Parliament, protested this report. Security Council Resolution 2231, which was issued after the Vienna nuclear agreement to endorse it, has called on Iran to refrain from developing ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Iran claims that its missile tests do not contradict the nuclear agreement, asserting that "the tested missiles were not tested for carrying nuclear warheads." However, in April of this year, the United States, France, Britain, and Germany jointly requested the United Nations Security Council to respond to Iran's missile tests and also asked Ban Ki-moon to declare that these tests are inconsistent with Resolution 2231.