Iran’s largest military maneuver has commenced for the fourth day with the country’s defense forces combating supposed enemy attacks on nuclear installations within Iran.
Iran on Sunday launched a five-day drill that will cover some 600,000 square kilometers, spreading across the central, western and southern parts of the country.
During the third stage of the maneuver, that will continue for two days, Iranian servicemen will thwart hypothetical aerial threats against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“Throughout the maneuver the hypothetical enemy… sought to dispatch its stealth bombers and fighter jets to the country’s sensitive areas,” spokesman for the maneuver, Brigadier General Ali Moqiseh said on Wednesday.
“Our defense brigades managed to thwart the attack by using defense in depth strategies, thus preventing the aggressor through successive layers of defense from reaching the areas.”
The exercise, covering more than a third of Iran’s territory, is meant to mobilize rapid-reaction army and air defense units and test anti-aircraft and radar capabilities in various parts of the country.
Both the United States and its close ally Israel have refused to rule out the possibility of military action against Iran, if Tehran does not halt its enrichment activities.
Tel Aviv claims Tehran’s nuclear program poses a threat to its security. This is while Iran’s activities have come under close scrutiny by the UN nuclear watchdog, which has confirmed the non-diversion of Iran’s nuclear program in its several reports.
