Iran Warns Enemies about Unused Military Capability
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that Iran possesses a previously unused instrument, advising adversaries not to miscalculate or provoke a response.
Speaking in a televised interview on Friday night, the defense minister warned the enemies of Iran’s response to any new “stupid” act of aggression.
“We definitely have a tool that has not been used so far. We did not employ our advanced equipment in the recent imposed war, one of which was missiles,” he said, referring to the Israeli and US war of aggression in June.
Nasirzadeh also highlighted the country’s new missile achievements, saying, “Over the past year, we have tested advanced missiles equipped with maneuverable warheads.”
The defense minister explained that the new warheads can change course upon entry and do not have to follow a fixed trajectory. “This new technology allows them to bypass multilayered enemy defense systems, such as THAAD and Patriot.”
He added that although this technology was not used during the 12-day war, Iranian missiles still exhausted the enemy’s missile defenses.
“If the war had lasted for 15 days instead of 12 days, almost no missile could have been intercepted by the enemy during the last three days,” he said.
The general noted that the continuation of the war would have been detrimental to the enemy, and their defensive capability would not have remained at the initial level. “This is precisely why they requested a ceasefire.”
While the Zionist regime waged a war of aggression against Iran on June 13 and struck Iran’s military, nuclear and residential areas for 12 days, the US stepped in and conducted military attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran’s Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan on June 22.
The Iranian military forces conducted powerful counterattacks immediately after the aggression. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force carried out 22 waves of retaliatory missile strikes against the Zionist regime as part of Operation True Promise III that inflicted heavy losses on cities across the occupied territories.
Also, in response to the US attacks, Iranian armed forces launched a wave of missiles at al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.
A ceasefire that came into force on June 24 brought the fighting to a halt.
