Remembering the ‘father of Iran’s missile program’ who wanted to ‘destroy Israel’

Remembering the ‘father of Iran’s missile program’ who wanted to ‘destroy Israel’

Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam, the architect of Iran’s missile program who played a key role in Iran’s rise as a global missile power, was martyred on this day in 2011, leaving an illustrious legacy.

Bread or Missiles? The State’s Official Policy in a Year of Turmoil

Iran’s leadership prioritizes missile power over basic welfare, pouring scarce resources into the military amid inflation, poverty, drought and collapse, leaving governance paralyzed while society fights for mere survival. “(The country) must advance militarily, and by God’s grace our military officials work day and night, and God willing, we will move even further ahead.” This was part of Ali Khamenei’s speech on 2 November, a wholly political…