Tasnim � The new commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, the central headquarters of Iran�s Air Defense, made assurances that his forces would protect the Islamic Republic against any attempt by enemies to interfere in the country.


Speaking to reporters Monday on the sidelines of a ceremony at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) in southern Tehran to pay tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard said, �Today, we have come here to say to the ... commander-in-chief of Iran�s Armed Forces that your soldiers in the Air Defense will not retreat from the revolution�s causes to the last drop of their blood.�

Using the most advanced equipment, the Iranian Air Defense forces will never allow the enemies of the Islamic Republic to interfere in the country�s affairs, the commander stated.

On May 29, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, also commander-in-chief of Iran�s Armed Forces, appointed Brigadier General Sabahi Fard as the new commander of Iran�s Air Defense.

Sabahi Fard succeeded Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili as the Air Defense chief.