TEHRAN – The deputy commander of Iran’s military air defense said the country’s air defense forces are on full alert to counter potential enemy attacks.
“Air defense forces are tasked with the effective, continuous and permanent defense of the country’s airspace, based on the framework of the country’s integrated air defense network,” said Brigadier General Alireza Elhami.
“In recent decades, air defense networks have remained on maximum alert to protect the country,” he explained.
The commander-in-chief also recalled the US and Israeli invasion of Iran and said that Iran’s air defense forces resolutely countered the aggressors.
The Israeli regime launched a blatant and unprovoked military invasion against Iran on June 13, 2025, sparking a 12-day war that left well over 1,000 people dead in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
The United States also became involved in the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities in serious violation of international law.
In response, Iranian forces attacked strategic locations throughout the occupied territories and the largest US military base in West Asia, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Meanwhile, Iran’s defense minister recently said that the country’s defense products have improved both in quality and quantity compared to before Israel’s military invasion.
Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said in a public session of parliament that the improvements made the Iranian people as a whole happy.
Another Iranian military commander had earlier said that Iran’s missile capabilities were completely intact.
Brigadier General Mohammadreza Naqdi said a few weeks ago that “our missiles are without a single scratch.”
The commander-in-chief’s comments followed Tel Aviv’s claims that some of Iran’s missile capabilities were destroyed during the Israeli invasion.
The senior commander added that Iran responded in response to Israel’s military attack.
During Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June, the United States destroyed about a quarter of its supply of advanced THAAD anti-missile missiles, according to two sources familiar with the operation.
The US military responded to Tehran’s barrage of ballistic missiles by firing more than 100 THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missiles, possibly as many as 150, a significant portion of the US’s stockpile of advanced air defense systems. The United States has seven THAAD systems, two of which were used in the Israeli conflict.