Army rejects reports of Israeli fighter jets penetration into Iran’s airspace

Iranian Army's Air Defense Force has strongly rejected reports that claimed Israeli F-35 fighter jets had penetrated Iran’s airspace during the past two months, saying that Iran is monitoring skies thousands of kilometers away from its borders.

“This claim is also similar to their other claims. Such a thing has never happened as air defense’s smart network is conducting monitoring every second,” Commander of the force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard, said on Thursday.

Iran’s radar systems watch not just the country’s air borders but “thousands of kilometers” away, stressed the commander.

“Our enemies sometimes make some comments to see our reaction but we have demonstrated our reaction in the field and will God willing do so again.”

Back on April 18, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi also issued a warning to the occupying regime when addressing a parade to mark Iran’s Army Day.

“Just know that if the slightest move on your part occurs against our nation, our armed forces will target the center of the Zionist regime, and the power of our armed forces will not leave you at rest,” he warned.

Earlier on Thursday, Chief Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said that the country’s Armed Forces are ready to respond to all enemy threats at any level.

“The Armed Forces have fortunately achieved determining successes in various defense fields, including electronics as an advanced and high-level [field of] technology,” Salami said during a visit to an exhibition of Iran’s defense industry achievements in electronic warfare, air defense, drones and cruise missiles.

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