IRG Aerospace Chief: Iran More Prepared Than Ever Against Enemies

By Staff, Agencies

A high-ranking commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG], Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, has hailed Iran’s sophisticated capabilities in the fields of missiles and drones, ruling out military threats posed by enemies against the country.

Hajizadeh made the remarks as cited by Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, during a meeting between the senior commander and the committee, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

Pointing to the Islamic Republic’s defense capabilities, not least in the missile and drone sectors, Rezaei cited Hajizadeh as saying, “Iran is stronger and more prepared today than in the past, and no military threat against the country has a real basis.”

The IRG commander also described last year’s retaliatory operation of True Promise II against the occupied territories as “the largest missile operation in the world,” and said over 75% of the missiles hit their designated targets, with the success sending a clear message to the enemies, especially the "Israeli" occupation entity, the Iranian MP said.

Rezaei cited Hajizadeh as saying that the recent propaganda suggesting Iran's defense capabilities are on the wane had been created by Hebrew and Western media.

“The enemies are trying to deceive public opinion by portraying a weakened image of the Islamic Republic; while Iran's military power has not only not decreased but has also increased compared to the past,” Hajizadeh said.

He further noted that “Iran's enemies are now more vulnerable than ever in the face of Iran's offensive capabilities and are unable to inflict damage on the country's defense structure.”

Iranian officials have underscored that the country only deployed a fraction of its firepower during the dual reprisal.