India, May 29 -- By Ayushi Agarwal

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Asserting Tehran's resilience amid intense international pressure, the Ambassador of Iran to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, declared on Friday that Iran still possesses formidable defensive capabilities and stands fully prepared to protect its security and national sovereignty.

Speaking with ANI, Ambassador Fathali emphasised that decades of economic restrictions have not crippled the country, but have instead armed it with valuable expertise in managing foreign hostility through a strategy of "economic resistance."

Ambassador Fathali sharply dismissed claims that recent geopolitical conflicts and Western blocs have left Tehran fundamentally weakened. He cited the nation'...