Iran tol hold massive "Velayat-4" Air defense drills in 8 provinces

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 7 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/ Iran will soon be holding massive Air defense drills "Velayat-4", the Commander of Khatam Al-Anbiya base General Farzad Esmaili said, Fars reported. Esmaili noted that the drills will be conducted simultaneously in 8 provinces of Iran - North Khorasan, Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, Sistan & Baluchestan, Kerman, Hormozgan, Yazd and Fars. Esmaili also pointed out that the drills would be supervised by the Khatam Al-Anbiya base, while Iranian army, IRGC and Basij forces would jointly participate. Iran has previously held "Velayat 3" drills in 2011, where an array of of fighter jets, fighter bombers, cargo and transportation planes, including F-4, F-5, SU-24 fighter-bombers, Mig-29 and the logistic C-130 planes were showcased. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az