Iran Begins Military Drills. Issues Warning For Everyone To Stay Away

Iran's domestically-produced Saegheh fighter jets. © Morteza Nikoubazl / Reuters

FOX News: Iran conducts 'war-game' exercises, threatens to shoot down trespassing aircraft

Iran has kicked off a five-day large scale military exercise in the country’s southern region warning that civilian and military aircraft risk being shot down if they stray into Iranian airspace occupied by the drill.

The exercises, codenamed Modafe'an-e Aseman-e Velayat 7 or Defenders of Velayat Skies 7, include air defense drills and various missile, artillery and radar equipment as well as cyber and electronic warfare exercises.

Speaking Sunday, the commander of Iran’s air force Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili warned foreign aircraft trespassing the airspace covering the drill area would be shot down immediately.

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More News On Iran's Military Conducting 'War-Game' Exercises

Iran says it warns off fighters, drones during drill -- AP
Iran says it warns off foreign planes near Gulf coast -- Reuters
Iran warns countries including U.S. to keep away from military drills -- UPI
Iranian forces hold massive military and aerial drill in an area twice the size of UK -- International Business Times
Iran begins major aerial drills, warns off foreign & civilian pilots -- RT
Iran sends warnings to US fighters during its air defense drill -- Trend News Agency
Iran experimenting with a new missile system -- Al Arabiya
Iran tests new surface-to-air missile -- Tehran Times

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