Speaking on Thursday at the 56th move of 'Prudence and Hope for Surge in Production' campaign and the celebration for commemorating the Day of Martyrs, President Hassan Rouhani said, "Veterans became a role model for everyone with their self-sacrifice during the 8-year Imposed War [with Iraq]". Referring to Martyr's Day, the President said that the government is honoured to take a single step for the family of martyrs. He also went on to refer to the resistance of the Iranian nation against the enemies' all-out efforts, saying, "It is correct that the people went through a lot of hardships during the sanctions and the fully-fledged economic war, but the Iranian nation achieved an excellent victory". "Some think that after the Sacred Defence, martyrdom has come to an end, but the door to martyrdom is open to the society and the people in different fields, such as defending the shrines and people's health," said Rouhani. He added, "With the fully-fledged sanctions, we were able to supply our needs for fighting COVID-19 inside the country, and the government has provided all the necessary credits for it despite all hardships".  "Thank God, efforts to produce the vaccine in the country have yielded results and next year, we can begin nationwide vaccination through using the three vaccines developed inside the country," said Dr Rouhani.