TEHRAN - Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, announced that within the past hour, 10 hostile aircraft belonging to the Zionist regime were shot down in various parts of the country.

In a significant development, Iranian air defense systems over Tehran successfully intercepted and downed an Israeli drone targeting the capital, underscoring Iran’s heightened state of alert.

Iran’s integrated air defense network remains actively engaged against hostile threats across several provinces. Reports from Tasnim News Agency confirm ongoing air defense operations targeting enemy drones in Hormozgan, Kermanshah, West Azerbaijan, Lorestan, Tehran, and Khuzestan provinces.

On Saturday, Iranian forces detected and neutralized numerous enemy drones in the western regions of the country as well as in Qom province, demonstrating continued vigilance and rapid response capabilities.