"They are on the front line, or will be, standing up against aggression."
Iran would be mad not to want a deterrent against western aggression.
Never before has world opinion been so solidly united against aggression.
Military outposts were established in the area to guard against possible aggression from the west.
Meanwhile, militias are seen as a necessary protection against aggression by the other side.
"But this castle seems more suited to defense against human aggression."
"This war was not simply another war against foreign aggression," he recalls thinking.
His line was defense of the nation against cultural aggression.
It also reserved "the right to protect our citizens and soldiers against aggression".
The president wants to make a powerful political statement against armed aggression.