Top general: Iran air defense will make enemies regret any mistake
Iran’s top military official said on Friday that the country’s air defense units proved during the last month US-Israel’s aggression that they will make enemies regret “any mistake”.
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, visited the national air defense headquarters on Friday, where he honored the “martyrs, wounded, and war veterans” of the recent aggression and expressed gratitude to all air defense personnel for their service.
“Air defense, standing on the front line of our sky’s protection, has proven its ability to withstand all levels of threats and to make the enemies of the Iranian nation regret their mistakes,” he said on the sidelines of the visit. His remarks come in the aftermath of a blatant and unprovoked Israeli aggression that began on June 13, targeting senior Iranian military officials, nuclear scientists, and civilians. The US later came to help Israel in the illegal aggression by striking three Iranian peaceful nuclear facilities. Iran responded by targeting key locations across the occupied Palestinian territories and launching attacks on the US Al-Udeid air base in Qatar — Washington’s largest military installation in West Asia. Iran's retaliatory campaign compelled the Israeli regime to announce a unilateral ceasefire on June 24.
Mousavi added that the downing of a large number of enemy aircraft demonstrated not only Iran’s operational strength but also the determination and courage of its air defense forces.
“If the enemy ever dares to attack our beloved country again, with God’s help, it will be met with even harsher blows and suffer a greater defeat than before,” he stressed.
He also pointed to the need to keep pace with evolving threats, calling for continuous updates and modernization of defense systems, along with innovation, agility, and reliance on domestic scientific and technological capacity.
Meanwhile, the IRGC chief said on Thursday emphasized full preparedness of the Islamic Republic to strike the enemy once again.
Major General Mohammad Pakpour, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) chief commander, made the remarks during a meeting with Iran's Army Chief Major General Amir Hatami. Major General Hatami, for his part, condemned the Israeli regime for being the main threat to peace and security in West Asia.
“We pledge that, God willing, the Army and the IRGC will stand side by side and hand in hand—as a divine army—to work for the elevation of Iran’s proud flag and the security and power of Islamic Iran,” Hatami added.