A ballistic missile is launched during Operation True Promise III targeting Israeli military sites.
Tehran, June 24 (RHC)-- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the 22nd and last phase of Operation True Promise III on Tuesday taught a “historic and unforgettable lesson” to the Israeli regime. In a statement, the IRGC said the retaliatory operation early on Tuesday came in response to the regime’s “brutal and blind” aggression, which claimed the lives of several civilians.
The regime’s military, the statement said, had resorted to “begging” Americans for a ceasefire after it was “frustrated by the heroic resistance of the Iranian nation.”
Just minutes before the “forced ceasefire” for the regime was to take effect, the IRGC said it launched 14 missiles targeting Israeli military and logistical centers. “As promised, it was the sons of the nation within the Armed Forces who imposed their will on the Zionist enemy,” the statement noted, adding that Iranian forces remain vigilant and are monitoring Israeli movements closely.
Israel was forced to unilaterally halt its aggression against Iran in the early hours of Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump made an announcement on his social media platform, claiming that a ceasefire had been reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Israeli regime.
Trump claimed that Iran and the Israeli regime have agreed to a “complete and total” ceasefire, ending the war that was launched by the Israeli regime on June 13 with an unprovoked and unlawful aggression.
In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was “no agreement” on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations, but if the Israeli regime halted its aggression “no later than 4 a.m. Tehran time,” Iran would also end its response.
Israel, however, violated the ceasefire by launching three waves of attacks on Iranian soil until 9:00 a.m. local time, according to Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari, the spokesman for Khatam al-Anbiya Central Military Headquarters.
IRGC chief Major General Mohammad Pakpour warned in an earlier statement that Washington would have to pay the price should the Israeli regime renew any aggression against the country’s soil.
[ SOURCE: PRESS TV and NEWS AGENCIES ]
