Tasnim � Iran has gained self-sufficiency in the arms industry, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said.

In a meeting with a group of military commanders in the southeastern city of Chabahar on Sunday, General Hatami said the victory of the Islamic Revolution helped Iran achieve self-sufficiency and self-reliance in the defense and military equipment industry.

However, he said, the backbone of Iran�s power is the popular strength which has made the Islamic Republic�s establishment unique in the world.

The main distinguishing feature of the Islamic Republic�s power is the �strategic depth of the Armed Forces� which is founded upon the popular support, the minister stressed.

Elsewhere, Hatami decried the enemies for their attempts to undermine the Iranian nation�s welfare by imposing cruel sanctions on Iran and obstructing foreign investment, stressing that the hostile plots to misrepresent the Islamic Republic as an impotent system are doomed to failure.