IRGC hits second US THAAD anti-missile system in region

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the second US THAAD anti-missile defense system in the West Asian region was hit by elite force's precision-guided missiles and was taken out of operation.

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In a statement on Tuesday, the IRGC announced that after the destruction of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile defense systems based in the West Asian region, Iranian forces can hit the targets more successfully.

It added another US THAAD system stationed in the UAE was destroyed yesterday.

The US and the Israeli regime launched joint military aggression on Iran on February 28 some eight months after they attacked the country in June last year. Both attacks came as Tehran was in the midst of diplomatic talks with Washington over its peaceful nuclear program.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was assassinated in a US-Israeli terrorist airstrike targeting his residence and office early on Saturday.

Analysts see this as proof of US preference for military force over diplomacy. In response, Iran carried out targeted, proportionate self-defense strikes against Israeli positions and US regional bases, warning that further aggression will face a harsher response./irna