Iran’s top military commander has lauded the country’s aerospace forces for the highly effective missile counterstrikes they conducted against the nation’s adversaries last month, warning that any repeated mistake would be rewarded with an even stronger response.
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, made the remarks on Monday, visiting the facilities and servicemen of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Aerospace Force.
“It was the sharp sword wielded by the Aerospace Force that, through divine assistance, managed to cut off the enemies’ heads and their hands,” the commander said.
Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted the Islamic Republic between June 13 and 25, prompting the country to launch rapid and forceful counterattacks.
This reprisal, known as Operation True Promise III, focused on striking vital Israeli military, intelligence, and industrial targets, inflicting significant damage. Iran then struck al-Udeid, the most important American airbase in West Asia, after the United States entered the fray by attacking Iranian nuclear sites.
The commander said the Aerospace Force’s retaliation far surpassed its counterstrikes during the Iraq-imposed war in the 1980s.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he reassured the entire nation that “if the enemy makes another mistake, our servicemen stand fully prepared to deliver a regret-inducing and stronger response.”
Fingers on trigger: Aerospace Force cmdr.
Accompanying the official, the Aerospace Force’s Commander, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, produced a report on True Promise III. The document detailed the operation’s achievements for the Iranian nation and the level of coordination that was observed among the force and other significant military sectors throughout the retaliation.
“By God’s grace and in line with the directives that have been issued mandating ‘keeping fingers on the trigger,’ we are still prepared to confront any miscalculation and potential act of adventurism on the part of the enemy.”
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