The Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mehrad Ahli, announced in a statement on Sunday, November 1, that the Ministry will continue with determination "to increase the informed readiness for combat and to implement an immediate, effective and appropriate response strategy to any threat, anywhere and without geographical limitations." He listed "accelerating the cycle of planning, production and supply of defense equipment and weapons, strengthening the industrial and technological infrastructure and improving the ability to support the armed forces" among the axes of operations of the Ministry of Defense. Ackley also emphasized: "Any aggression will be met with a proportionate, decisive and effective response, and the scope, time and consequences of Iran's defense response will not be determined by the threats." At the end of his message, the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic wrote: "The Islamic Republic will not be surprised by the threat; in the face of pressure, it will not stop, and in the way of scientific and technological progress, it will not be reduced to the calculations and wishes of others.

The Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mehrad Ahli, announced in a statement on Sunday, November 1, that the Ministry will continue with determination "to increase the informed readiness for combat and to implement an immediate, effective and appropriate response strategy to any threat, anywhere and without geographical limitations." He listed "accelerating the cycle of planning, production and supply of defense equipment and weapons, strengthening the industrial and technological infrastructure and improving the ability to support the armed forces" among the axes of operations of the Ministry of Defense. Ackley also emphasized: "Any aggression will be met with a proportionate, decisive and effective response, and the scope, time and consequences of Iran's defense response will not be determined by the threats." At the end of his message, the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic wrote: "The Islamic Republic will not be surprised by the threat; in the face of pressure, it will not stop, and in the way of scientific and technological progress, it will not be reduced to the calculations and wishes of others.