Tehran finalizes plans for retaliation against Israel military leaders to decide timing

Tehran finalizes plans for retaliation against Israel, military leaders to decide timing

TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme National Security Council has finalized plans for retaliation against Israeli attacks that targeted the country on October 26th, according to Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kowsari.

"The details of the response have been submitted to military leaders, who will determine the timing of the retaliation," the former Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander and current member of Parliament's Defense and National Security Committee told Iranian media on Saturday.

Kowsari said almost all members of the country's Supreme National Security Council were unanimous that Iran should give a decisive response to the Zionist regime. "Responding to Israel's latest atrocity is our legal right. We will certainly be making use of this right."

Israeli warplanes attacked Iran's military installations last Saturday from Iraqi airspace. The attacks were mostly repelled but four Army personnel lost their lives while fending off the strikes. One civilian was also pronounced dead after the Israeli assault.

The Israeli attack came after Iran launched approximately 200 ballistic missiles at the occupied territories early last month. The offensive dubbed Operation True Promise II successfully targeted military and intelligence sites, a move made in reaction to the regime's assassination of high-ranking Resistance figures including Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Iran's first direct military action against Israel occurred in April.

During the Saturday interview, Kowsari said Tehran's upcoming response to Israel will be harsher than its previous engagements with the regime."Operation True Promise II was modest compared to what's coming."

Also on Saturday, the spokesman for the IRGC said the Israeli regime is incapable of figuring out Iran’s retaliation, vowing a “definitive and decisive” response to the occupying entity’s recent aggression on the country.

Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, the IRGC’s spokesman and deputy head of the Public Relations Department said: “Iran is able to alter the enemy’s perception in line with the strategy of disciplining and punishing those who violate [the country’s] national security.”

He added: “In fact, Operation True Promise ll was the beginning of the story of catching the Zionists off guard. Henceforth, Iran will always leverage the surprise factor in its operations against the Zionists and will show that the Zionists’ calculation system is incapable of figuring out Iran’s action.”

Touching on Iran’s strong response to the recent Israeli aggression, the IRGC spokesman said the enemy should realize that the Islamic Republic will give a “crushing” response to any mischief.

“I state clearly and firmly that the answer to the enemy’s latest attack will be given definitively and decisively. The response will be beyond the perception of the enemy, thoughtful and powerful,” Naeini said.

“The enemy should learn that he cannot do any evil and he will undoubtedly receive a crushing response for his mischief.”

A source close to the Israeli regime has told the Washington Post that “current intelligence indicates Iran is planning to attack Israel in the coming days.”

Previously, Western media reported that Iran’s retaliation against Israel was imminent two months before Operation True Promise II was carried out. 

IRGC’s Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami had earlier in the week warned the Israeli regime of an “unimaginable” response for its recent act of aggression against Iran.

source: tehrantimes.com