TEHRAN — Iran's official news agency says the country's military will hold “massive” air defense maneuvers in the east, starting this weekend. Gen. Farzad Esmaili, head of Iran's air defense headquarters, says the drill will include Iranian jet fighters, drones, air defense systems and about 8,000 troops. Esmaili is quoted by the official IRNA news agency Thursday as saying that the area of the war games will cover nearly the entire eastern half of Iran. The exercise is to start on Saturday and last seven days. — AP