Iran's air force fully prepared to defend country
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-06 13:36 TEHRAN, Aug. 5 -- Iran's air
force was in full preparations to defend the country against any possible
attack, local Fars News Agency reported here Saturday.
Brigadier General Ghasem Mohammad Amini, an acting deputy commander of air
force, was quoted as saying that his troops "are at the highest level of
preparedness possible".
He pointed out that Iran's air force defended the country during its
eight-year war against Iraq in the 1980s and gained "valuable experiences".
"Considering the valuable experiences we have gained during the imposed war
on Iran, we have increased our military capabilities and we are now fully
prepared to defend the country's borders," Amini vowed.
The air force officer held that Israel's intensive air and ground operations
in Lebanon proved that skillful manpower played a determining role on the
battlefields.
"Despite Israel's extensive military possibilities and equipment, we are now
witnessing how Hezbollah troops have managed to defeat them while the Shiite
combatants have the least military tools, equipment and technology," Amini said.
Violence between Israel and Hezbollah erupted on July 12 in the wake of the
abduction of two Israeli soldiers by the Lebanese guerrilla group in a
cross-border raid.
Israel has recently stepped up military operations in Lebanon as the
Hezbollah guerillas have intensified rocket attacks against the Jewish state.
Some observers believe that it is still possible that Israel would attack
Iranian targets for Tehran's alleged extensive support for the Lebanese Shiite
militia group as well as its suspicious nuclear
programs.
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