The Iranian people have succeeded in dealing a heavy blow to the enemy during 12 days of the Israeli-US war of aggression, says a senior official in the office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 

Ali Saeedi, head of the Leader’s ideological-political office, on Friday hailed the Iranian people’s resistance and support for the Islamic establishment during the Israeli-imposed war in June.

He said the Israeli regime has made its utmost efforts to collapse the Islamic Republic over 15 years, pursuing its goals at the beginning of the war by assassinating the Iranian commanders.

However, he said, the Tel Aviv regime failed to achieve its objectives as the Leader’s guidelines, resistance of people and strong performance of the Armed Forces thwarted the adversarial plots.

During the Israeli-US acts of aggression, the Iranian Armed Forces responded strongly to the enemies under the guidelines of Ayatollah Khamenei, Saeedi said.

He warned that if the Israeli regime made another mistake, “we will not give them a chance…and we will solve humanity's fundamental problem by destroying the occupying regime of Quds."

The official also underscored the importance of increasing Iran’s intelligence, improving the national security system and protecting border areas.

Saeedi’s remarks came a day after Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian hailed the “honorable” and strong defense of the Iranian people, police, and security forces, as well as missile scientists, during the Israeli-US acts of aggression.

The president said no power will be able to bring the Iranian people to their knees, and no obstacle can hinder their progress as long as they maintain their unity and coherence.

On June 13, the Israeli regime launched its aggression targeting senior Iranian officials and nuclear scientists in an act of terrorism that killed scores of civilians as well. Days later, the United States escalated the war by bombing three civilian nuclear facilities in Iran.

In a powerful response, the Iranian Armed Forces launched retaliatory strikes on strategic Israeli targets across the occupied territories and also hit the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military outpost in West Asia.

On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the illegal assault as Tel Aviv, overwhelmed by the counterstrikes, was compelled to seek a ceasefire.

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