Iranian commander warns outsiders against thinking of intervention in Iran

TEHRAN, May 7 (MNA) – The commander of the Khatam-ol-Anbia Anti-Aircraft Base has advised extra-regional forces against even harboring the thought of carrying out an act of aggression against the Islamic Republic. Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili made the remarks on Sunday in reference to the fact that U.S. most sophisticated stealth jet fighters, known as F-22 Raptors, have recently been deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. “Extra-regional forces should leave Iran alone because they have previously seen the results of their intervention,” he told . “A few months ago, extra-regional forces saw what happened to their advanced RQ-170 spy plane, which enjoys the highest stealth technology,” he explained. Iran announced on December 4, 2011 that an advanced RQ-170 unmanned U.S. spy plane had been brought down by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic but did not say when the incident occurred. On April 21, the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, announced that Iran has successfully reverse-engineered the U.S. spy drone.