Iran’s Missile, Drone Power Unscathed, Fit for Combat: Army Chief

Addressing a meeting of senior Army Ground Force commanders, Major General Hatami said Iran emerged victorious in the recent war of aggression imposed by the Zionist regime although a number of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians were martyred.

He said the Israeli enemy failed to achieve its objectives after Iran dealt serious blows to the enemy.

The commander emphasized that the missile and drone power of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains stable and well-kept as the country is fit for military operations in the same way that the Armed Forces proceeded with counterattacks on the Israeli enemy until the very last moments before a ceasefire was imposed on the Zionist regime. 

The Army chief also pledged that Iran will press ahead with advancing its defense industries with dogged determination.

While the Zionist regime waged an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on June 13 and struck Iran’s military, nuclear and residential areas for 12 days, the US stepped in and conducted military attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran’s Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan on June 22.

The Iranian military forces conducted powerful counterattacks immediately after the aggression. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force carried out 22 waves of retaliatory missile strikes against the Zionist regime as part of Operation True Promise III that inflicted heavy losses on cities across the occupied territories.

Also, in response to the US attacks, Iranian armed forces launched a wave of missiles at al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.

A ceasefire that came into force on June 24 brought the fighting to a halt./tasnim