At an�Imam Ali University for Army Officers�commencement ceremony, Iran�s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told young officers to prepare themselves to further the Iranian military�s scientific progress.
According to�Khamenei.ir, discussing the �spiritual capabilities, the scientific abilities, power of ingenuity and resolution� of Iran�s armed forces during the Iran-Iraq war, Ayatollah Khamenei said, �The world counts on the Islamic Republic of Iran�s armed forces and takes it seriously because it knows that in any area of responsibility � the armed forces will do their best.�

He did not elaborate on any specifics, but encouraged the students to �elevate Iran�s military organization� by taking advantage of the country�s scientific abilities.

A number of Iranian officials have touted Iran�s military capabilities recently.�Last week, Iran introduced its own�version of the US RQ-170 drone�that landed inside Iran in December 2011 while on a reconnaissance flight in eastern Iran.

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