TEHRAN - Iran's Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani on Tuesday said the country's exports of defense products increased four-fold during the past three years.

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He made the statement during a presentation to the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, highlighting his ministry's achievements since he began his tenure in August 2021, according to the official news agency IRNA.

During the period, Iranian defense industry output had increased by 250 percent, said the IRNA, citing other officials at the meeting.

The report did not disclose the specific amount of the output or the export.

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Iran's 13th administration failed to complete its four-year term due to the unexpected death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19. The country's next administration will take office following the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on July 30.