Tehran- On the fourth day of general mourning announced by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for the soul of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, which continues for 5 days in the Islamic Republic, the Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise attack with dozens of missiles on the “occupied Palestinian territories,” warning that any response would… The Israeli military will face stronger and more destructive attacks.
Within a few minutes after announcing the start of the operation called “True Promise 2” and launching missiles at Israel, the atmosphere of sadness and mourning that followed the assassination of Nasrallah in the Israeli raids that struck the southern suburb of Beirut on Friday evening turned into mass celebrations in Palestine Square in central Tehran and the holy shrines. spread in other governorates.
To the sound of the chant “Khyber, Khaybar, O Zion, the army of Muhammad is coming,” which Iranian channels broadcast constantly, this night, takbirs were chanted from the rooftops in conjunction with celebrations in the streets, with the sounds of cars broadcasting national anthems and popular songs, in support of the military operation that came at the beginning of the war. October, coinciding with the Hebrew New Year.
Compound operations
Contrary to Operation “True Promise 1,” during which Tehran launched last April for the first time in its history an attack with missiles and drones on the Israeli occupation, and before that it notified neighboring countries and the United States of America of its intention to carry out the attack, Tehran maintained complete silence regarding its missile attack on Tuesday evening, until… After circulating the photos on social media platforms.
The Revolutionary Guard announced in its first statement that the operation was carried out based on a decision from the Supreme National Security Council and the support of the Iranian army, and that it comes in response to the Israeli entity’s assassination of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and the Iranian military advisor, Major General Abbas Nilfaroushan. Who was assassinated in Lebanon.
While the Iranian Revolutionary Guards statement considered the missile attack “an initial wave of attacks on the occupied territories,” Ali Abdi, a military researcher close to the Revolutionary Guards, reveals that the missile operation, which included the launch of 400 ballistic and hypersonic missiles towards the Israeli occupation, is one of 20 operations planned with the participation of Iran and a number of resistance factions.
In an interview with Tel Aviv Tribune Net, Abdi explained that “the military operations that began by launching hundreds of missiles from Iranian territory towards the occupied territories will be followed by other operations in batches from the geography of the axis of resistance during the next few hours and days,” adding that they will expand if Tel Aviv responds with military operations against targets. Within Iranian territory.
In the opinion of the same spokesman, Iran deliberately launched advanced missiles this time “to cause damage to Israeli military structures and shed Zionist military blood, in retaliation for the blood of resistance leaders,” stressing that the missile attack notifies Israel of an aspect of Iranian military power that is able to successfully strike its targets without That its anti-aircraft guns could intercept it.
Abdi continued, “The Iranian attack does not mean a declaration of war on the Israeli entity, as the Iranian military colonel does not allow the start of a war by Iran, but it sends a message of readiness to deal with any threat that may target its territory, and thus it is possible that the second Iranian strike could develop into a war in If the enemy wishes to do so.”
In the opinion of the Iranian researcher, “the Iranian attack, before it hit its targets deep in the occupied territories, targeted the Zionist-American axis’ perception and its military mentality of Iranian capabilities and the hidden side of them.” He concluded, “The Iranian military operation tonight is the largest since the Iran-Iraq war, and is even the largest missile attack on the Israeli side in the 21st century,” as he put it.
Reason for postponement
The former leader and one of the most prominent founders of the Revolutionary Guard, retired General Hussein Kanaani Moghaddam, confirms that his country launched about 400 ballistic and hypersonic missiles during the “True Promise 2” operation, explaining that the reports received from the Israeli side about the number of missiles launched within half an hour “talk about the numbers that It reached its targets deep into the occupied territories, including military bases.”
Speaking to Tel Aviv Tribune Net, the former leader of the Revolutionary Guard attributes “the reason for postponing avenge Haniyeh’s blood to the plan that was drawn up to target a leader in the Zionist war cabinet,” led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He added that the missile launch was accelerated “after Tel Aviv crossed some of Iran’s red lines, the Zionist persistence in targeting resistance leaders, and the euphoria with which it wanted to record a victory” on the eve of October 7, the anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Kananani Moghaddam said, “Iran’s fingers are on the trigger, and a thousand missiles of various types are currently directed at the Zionist entity.” He added that his country has identified a target bank consisting of 5,000 sensitive points in the region that may be affected by an Iranian response if Tel Aviv and its allies carry out any action. An “adventure” against Iranian sovereignty.
He believed, “Iranian missiles may not need to travel a distance of 1,500 kilometers to strike deep into the Israeli side, and the enemy may be surprised by hundreds of missiles raining down on it from zero distance if it wants to attack Iranian territory.”
The researcher revealed that many of the Iranian marches were not armed during the first Operation True Promise, but rather were launched to disrupt the anti-aircraft missiles, and that the mission of some of them was exploration and photography, “and this was actually achieved,” and that the Revolutionary Guard did not see a need this time to launch the marches, Rather, he focused on launching missiles after identifying security gaps in the Israeli military system.
He expected that Israel would respond with a limited military attack to save face, stressing that the Iranian response would then be greater than the first and second Waad al-Sadiq operations, and that he did not rule out the continuation of the attack and counter-attack between Tehran and Tel Aviv until the US presidential elections scheduled for next month.
Regarding whether the Iranian attack will put an end to the Israeli operations against the resistance factions, Kanaani Moghadam believes that the Israeli enemy will carry out a ground invasion in southern Lebanon during the next few days to compensate for its loss, stressing that the ground operation will lead to a fierce war there, and that the Israeli raids against the resistance factions will receive a stronger response. What Tel Aviv has become accustomed to so far.