Iran has launched its retaliatory operation following a series of Israeli attacks by firing a barrage of missiles towards the occupied Palestinian territories, sending illegal settlers into shelters.
The operation began immediately after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, delivered a televised message, saying that the “despicable” Israeli regime would be “rendered helpless” following reprisal by the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces.
In a statement on Friday night, less than 24 hours after the Israeli aggression, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirmed the launch of the retaliatory operation, dubbing it “Operation True Promise III.”
“Following the aggressive and hostile action by the brutal, terrorist, child-killing Zionist regime early this morning against certain areas of Islamic Iran, which resulted in the martyrdom of a number of high-ranking commanders of the armed forces, prominent scientists, and innocent citizens—especially oppressed children—the Islamic Revolution GuardS Corps, as the defensive and offensive arm of the Iranian nation, relying on divine power, the wise guidance of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (may his shadow be prolonged), and the unified demand and support of the honorable Iranian nation, launched its decisive and precise response operation, “Promised True Operation 3,” targeting dozens of sites, military centers, and airbases of the usurping Zionist regime in the occupied territories,” the statement noted.
The operation was carried out under the code name “Ya Ali ibn Abi Talib,” coinciding with the blessed occasion of Eid al-Ghadir, the statement noted. It also added that further details of the operation will be communicated to the public in a subsequent statement.
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