Air defense chief threatens strong retaliation for any attack

Any miscalculation by Iran's enemies will be met with a decisive response from the Islamic Republic, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Joint Air Defense Headquarters, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, said on Sunday.

Sabahifard added that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic are at 100% readiness across all domains to counter any threat, saying that the country's military and air defense forces are better prepared and possess higher combat readiness than ever before.

Sabahifard further said that Iran's military capabilities are entirely indigenous and are continuously being upgraded and modernized based on perceived threats.

“Air defense capabilities are expanding daily. In the past month alone, numerous air defense units have been equipped with the most advanced weaponry, beyond our enemies' imagination.”

In February, Iran’s top military chief said that it repaired damage to its air defenses from the Israeli attack in October.The airstrikes disabled Iran's three Russian-supplied S-300 air defense missile systems, Fox News reported, citing US and Israeli officials. These surface-to-air S-300s were the last of their kind in Iran's arsenal after another was destroyed in an Israeli attack in April.