Iran dispatches new missile batteries to western regions

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base has deployed new missile batteries to the western parts of the country to increase Iranian forces' preparedness to give a firm response to any possible act of aggression, a senior commander says.

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27 September 2017

“The Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base has taken this step to strengthen its air defense shield in the western areas and enhance its preparedness to give a decisive response to any act of aggression by dispatching new missile batteries,” deputy commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base for operations, Alireza Elhami, said on Tuesday.

According to ISNA, he added that Iran’s air defense system continuously safeguarded security in the western parts of the country, particularly in border areas, by using different types of radar, missile, intelligence, communication and artillery equipment.

He noted that Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, in line with its responsibilities, had provided an air defense umbrella over different maneuvers and exercises held by Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in western part of the country.

Elhami’s remarks came few days after the IRGC ground forces held heavy artillery fire drills, codenamed Moharram, in the country’s northwestern area.

The Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohadah Base of the IRGC ground forces played the central part in the maneuvers.