TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s defense systems are so advanced and updated that they rival all foreign countries’ defense systems, a senior Iranian commander said on Sunday.

“Updating the defense systems is moving on an excellent progressive trend at present and (Iran’s defense systems) can compete with hi-tech systems of the world,” Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani said.
He also announced the production of dozens of new defense systems as among the recent achievements of the Iranian Army, and stated that Iran is now capable of tracking and destroying cruise missiles after it optimized its ground-to-air missile systems and equipped radar systems with advanced frequencies, information gathering systems and super multi-layer communications.
“Now we are in our best conditions of defensive preparedness,” Miqani added.
He also warned about the enemies’ soft threats against Iran, and said they are seeking to sow discord among the Iranian people in a bid to disunite them.
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari had also earlier warned of soft threats against the Islamic Republic, saying, “Today, nobody dares to directly confront the Islamic Republic (of Iran), instead, they (the enemies) are after soft methods to change the nature of the Islamic Republic. The IRGC and Basij are inherently tasked with confrontation against such threats,” Jafari said.