MOSCOW, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Iran will launch a large-scale air-defense exercise to protect its nuclear plants against any attack, a senior military official said on Saturday.
Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani said the five-day exercise, dubbed Asemane Velayat 2, would begin on Sunday.
He said the drills, to be carried out in three stages, would cover a vast area in the northwest, west, south and southwest of the country.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and Iran's regular armed forces will participate in the exercise.
