Iran's military leadership today assessed last night's massive missile attack against Israel as a success and warned that it will deliver an even larger strike in the event of an Israeli retaliatory attack, it was reported Reuters and DPA, quoted by BTA.
„The reason for the operation was the crossing of the red lines by the Zionist regime,” said the Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, General Mohammad Bagheri, quoted by the ISNA agency. He added that the retaliatory strikes against Israel were successful.
The attack, codenamed “Keeping Promise“ was carried out in response to the deaths of senior Iranian officers in Syria in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus earlier this month.
„Our response will be significantly more massive than last night's fighting if Israel responds to Iran,” said Gen. Excavators. He added that Tehran had sent a warning to Washington via Switzerland that supporting an Israeli response against Iran would result in US military bases in the region being turned into targets.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari categorically rejected the idea that Iran's nighttime attack on Israel may have been intended as a form of demonstration, with no serious intent to cause damage, DPA reported. "I think Iran wanted to achieve results and did not achieve them," Hagari told the media. He described Iran's use of ballistic missiles as a clear escalation.
As for a possible Israeli response, the military spokesman said: "We are assessing the situation, we are showing the cabinet the plan and we are ready to do what is necessary to protect Israel." The country is prepared for further threats from Iran, he assured. That night, for the first time in history, Iran directly attacked its sworn enemy, Israel. The Revolutionary Guards reportedly fired dozens of drones and missiles.