
The Iranian Ministry of Defense announced an increase in production capacity for weapons and military equipment by 2.5 times compared to the period before the beginning of spring of this year.
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The statement comes as the regional conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel intensifies between February and April.
Tehran has increased its production capacity for weapons and defense equipment by 2.5 times, said the official representative of the country's Ministry of Defense, Reza Talainik.
“Production capacity for the production of weapons and equipment for defense purposes in the country, compared to the period preceding the Ramadan war (the acute phase of the conflict between the United States and Israel with Iran from the end of February to the beginning of April - ed.) increased by 2.5 times, and for certain types of weapons the production volume increased more than three times,” the Fars agency quotes him as saying.

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