Tasnim � Lieutenant Commander of Iran�s Army Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan warned of the dire consequences an intruder in Iran�s airspace will have to face.

The Iranian Air Defense is closely monitoring the country�s entire airspace, the top commander said at a cultural ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday.

He also reminded the enemies that all of their moves are under surveillance and within the range of Iran�s Air Defense action, saying the country can destroy any hostile moves in the air whenever it intends to.

In comments in November 2016, Commander of Iran�s Air Defense Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said his forces have such advanced gear that can detect and act against threats well before they could approach the country�s airspace.

The country�s air defense strategies are devised with an eye to contemporary threats, he added.

The Air Defense held a massive drill in December 2016 covering an area of 496,000 square kilometers in Iran�s southern areas, mainly the provinces of Hormozgan, Bushehr and Khuzestan.