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Nobody allowed to think of attacking Iran: commander

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Sept 22, IRNA -- Nobody is allowed to think of attacking Iran, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said here on Friday.

He told reporter on the sidelines of the military parades marking the anniversary of the Sacred Defense Week here in Tehran.

The senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that the newly unveiled Ra'd air defense system has been developed to target aggressive US planes.

'The system has been built in a bid to confront US aircraft and can hit targets 50km in distance and 75,000 feet in altitude.”

He added that the September 21 parades demonstrated Iranian Armed Forces' preparedness to defend the country, 'Given these capabilities, we announce that we will allow no one to even think about aggression against Iran.'

The IRGC displayed a highly advanced air defense shield, called 'Ra'd', during military parades in Southern Tehran on Friday.

According to IRGC Air Defense Unit, the highly-advanced home-made Ra'd (Thunder) air defense system is equipped with 'Taer' (Bird) missiles, which can trace and hit targets 50km in distance and 75,000f in altitude.

The production and use of the system can boost Iran's air-defense capabilities in various fields, officials said earlier this month.

IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari had informed on Sunday that his forces had started the production of the Ra'd system.

'The Ra'd air-defense system, which is more advanced than the Buckeye system has recently been developed and is now being mass-produced,' Jafari told reporters in a press conference on Sunday.

The Sacred Defense Week, commemorating Iranians' sacrifices during the 8 years of Iraqi imposed war on Iran in 1980s, started on Friday with nationwide parades by various units of the Islamic Republic Army, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Basij (volunteer) forces in Southern Tehran.

The ceremony took place at the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the Late Imam Khomeini, in Southern Tehran.

Different units of Iran's military forces marched in uniform before top Army and IRGC commanders in a show of military might and defensive power.

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