Balali on weapons production Claims sustained war supply

Oct 3

In the published IRIB interview, Ali Balali says Iran makes everything it needs in the missile field and can export it, and describes progress in drones, air defense and space. He claims the United States copied Iran's Shahed-136 and presents this as evidence of domestic technical ability. He credits Iranian scientists and students with carbon-fiber missile nozzles that he says withstand temperatures of 3,000 degrees and pressures of 100 atmospheres, and says some military accomplishments cannot be announced in advance. An unidentified reporter asks about continuing supply, mentioning a previously published leader's note to General Mousavi and Defense Ministry statements. Balali confirms that supply continues, says work to meet aerospace needs never stops and that the relevant production components are interconnected. He says Iran has maintained its endurance and has no cause for concern, contrasts this with what he describes as U.S. interceptor-stock difficulties, and says Defense Ministry and other sectors' capabilities allow Iran to continue the battle as long as necessary. The technological, supply and readiness assertions are his claims; the passage supplies no independent inventory or production measurement.

In his October 3, 2026 IRIB interview, IRGC Aerospace adviser Ali Balali confirms that the weapons-production supply chain remains operational, says the relevant components are interconnected and that work to meet aerospace needs continues without rest. He claims Iran has no supply-related cause for concern and can sustain fighting as long as necessary through the capabilities of the Defense Ministry and other sectors, contrasting this with alleged U.S. interceptor-stock difficulties. IRINN's same-day report carries the same reply and introduces it with his claim that advanced technology is used in missile production. These are attributed production and readiness assertions, with no independently verified production rates or inventories.