The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed “new offensive tactics” in the new phase of retaliatory strikes against the US and Israeli positions using super-heavy missiles.
In a statement released on Saturday, the IRGC congratulated Eid al-Fitr and the Persian New Year and expressed pride in delivering the first “fiery blow” to the beleaguered Israeli regime and American terrorist forces at the dawn of the Iranian new year.
The new wave of attacks was launched immediately after the previous round, striking the city of Tel Aviv in the heart of the occupied territories and areas in Rishon Lezion with heavy and precision-guided Emad missiles and multi-warhead Qadr missiles as well as destructive drones.
Other locations in the IRGC’s aerospace target bank, including US military bases in Ali Al-Salem, Al-Kharj, and Victoria, were also hit multiple times by attack drones and heavy missiles as part of a phased strategy to wear down the enemy forces.
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IRGC intelligence and operational commanders, after closely monitoring and assessing vulnerabilities in enemy positions during the first three weeks of the war, have introduced new offensive tactics and more advanced systems for this latest round of impactful operations, further tightening the battlefield for the enemy, the statement said.
The United States and Israel launched a large-scale and unprovoked military campaign against Iran on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking military commanders.
In retaliation, Iranian Armed Forces immediately carried out powerful missile and drone strikes against US interests in the region and Israeli positions in the occupied lands.