SAEDNEWS: The spokesman for Iran’s Armed Forces says Iranian missiles delivered “crushing” blows to Israel during last month’s war, destroying military and security centers deep inside the occupied territories despite Israel’s deployment of advanced anti-missile defenses.
“Despite the martyrdom of the first layer of command on the first night of the operations, the aerospace force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), with the guidelines of Leader of the [Islamic] Revolution [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei] and rapid restructure [of command], managed to overcome the world’s most advanced air defense systems,” Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said.
Shekarchi made the remarks during a ceremony in Qom on Thursday commemorating the 40th day since the martyrdom of senior military commanders in Israel’s aggression against Iran.
He added that along the 1,200-kilometer route to the occupied territories, “hundreds of fighter jets, advanced radars, and air defense systems made by the US, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France were deployed to counter Iran’s missile and drone attacks. However, Iran’s missiles penetrated these defensive layers and hit their targets from the north to the south of the occupied territories.”
Shekarchi said the West-backed Israeli aggression aimed “to target the country’s infrastructure and pave the way for the partition of Iran” within a week by assassinating senior military commanders.
“However, it [Israel] failed to achieve its objectives, despite utilizing all military capacities.”
He also said that on the 17th day of the war, the Israeli regime called for direct US involvement due to “repeated battlefield defeats.”
“The enemy’s air defense systems were unable to intercept Iran’s advanced missiles, and this issue shifted the military balance in favor of Iran,” Shekarchi added.
“The enemy's air defense systems were unable to intercept Iran's advanced missiles, and this issue shifted the military balance in favor of Iran.”
The general emphasized that the Israeli regime was “unable to withstand the crushing responses of the warriors of Islam,” and attributed Iran’s victory in the 12-day war to “the wise guidelines of the Leader, the national cohesion and unity, and the steadfastness of the armed forces, including the army and IRGC.”
He warned, “The enemies must know that any aggression on this land will be met with decisive and regrettable response.”
He warned that following repeated military failures, the enemy is now focusing on “psychological and media warfare” to sow discord among the Iranian people, urging the nation to be “vigilant” about the enemies’ plots.
The Israeli regime launched a blatant and unprovoked act of aggression against Iran on June 13, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders and nuclear scientists in addition to civilians.
The US joined the Israeli war on the country and launched attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran in violation of the United Nations Charter and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The war came as Iran and the United States had held five rounds of indirect negotiations, mediated by Oman, over Iran’s nuclear program since April, and were preparing to hold fresh talks in the Omani capital on June 15, which was cancelled following the Israeli aggression.
