In the presence of the Minister of Defense and Logistics of the Iranian Armed Forces, General Amir Khatami, a new Iranian machine gun (automatic rifle) MASAF was introduced under 7.62 × 51 mm caliber. Let me remind you that the MASAF machine gun for 5.56 mm caliber was introduced a few years ago and a couple of years ago began to arrive in limited quantities for the special forces of the Iranian Army, but it looks like the army men still want a machine gun for the same old powerful 7.62 × 51 mm cartridge that the G3 assault rifles, which remain the main assault rifles of the Iranian Army and the Iranian Defense Industry Organization, made such an option.
