The Office of the Supreme Leader

Faith in God, bulwark of Armed Forces

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei appreciated the Army's naval forces for their improved military abilities, adding however that faith in God and self-confidence proves the primary mainstay to the force.

Ayatollah Khamenei identified among other the accomplishments of the force during the eight year Sacred Defense (1980-88) to conduct complex military tactics as the outcome of faith in God, adding that the Navy had been keeping its thriving mood.

The meeting was held Wednesday to mark the National Navy Day.

Ayatollah Khamenei also remembered the martyred seamen accredited to the Peykan warship.

"You are able today to design and build many of your needed equipments. With this precious confidence, we no more depend on other countries," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei urged the Navy to assess its mechanisms and strategies on a regular basis.
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