Tehran [Iran], March 21 (ANI): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday announced the execution of the 70th wave of its retaliatory Operation True Promise 4, stating that the latest phase targeted more than 55 locations occupied by the United States and Israel across the region.
In a statement, the IRGC described the opening moments of the latest phase as marked by “loud explosions, bursts of fire, and columns of smoke” throughout the targeted areas. According to the statement, five US military installations were targeted during the operation, including Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia, Al-Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates, Ali Al-Salem in Kuwait, Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The Corps said the strikes were carried out using Qiam and Emad missile systems alongside attack drones, describing this stage of the reprisal as part of a broader strategy of “gradual attrition.”
The statement added that operations by the IRGC’s Aerospace Force concentrated on strategic zones in the port of Haifa and the city of Tel Aviv. Among the locations mentioned were Hadera, Kiryat Ono, Savion, and Ben Ami.
It said Khorramshahr-4 and multi-warhead Qadr missile systems were deployed, resulting in impacts “beyond the enemy’s estimates,” and contributing to worsening conditions in the targeted territories.
The IRGC stated, “It is necessary at this stage of the war to once again remind that the IRGC, in its offensive strategy, will target the origin of any aggression against the Islamic Republic’s territory and national sovereignty with strikes beyond previous ones.”
Meanwhile, Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that they have eliminated Esmail Ahmadi, the head of the Intelligence Division of the Basij Force, along with several other senior commanders, in a strike on the senior leadership of the Basij Force in central Tehran.
The IDF said Ahmadi played a central role in advancing and executing attacks carried out by Basij forces. It further claimed that he was responsible for enforcing public order and the regime’s values on behalf of the IRGC and leading major suppression operations during recent internal protests in Iran.
The IDF also claimed to have eliminated Mehdi Rastami Sh’mastan, a key commander in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence. According to the IDF, Sh’mastan was a key figure in promoting activities and attacks against Israeli and Jewish civilians worldwide.
The IDF alleged that Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence is the regime’s primary intelligence organization and serves as one of its central mechanisms of oppression and terror. (ANI)
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