Mohsen Qomi, the deputy for international affairs of the supreme leader’s office, has said that missile and drone power are the backbone of the country’s deterrence against a powerful enemy, Tasnim reports.

Qomi stated: “These two questions, namely ‘why the enmity’ and ‘how to win’ are of fundamental importance for understanding contemporary developments in Iran, the Islamic world, and the resistance front.”

He emphasised: “It is this independence that is intolerable to America. The problem is not just Iran; America has problems with any country that wants to be independent.”

He made the remarks at the unveiling ceremony of the collection of translated works of former supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei in Bengali.

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