Even US may be unable to save Netanyahu from Iran’s next ‘paralyzing’ retaliation: Military chief

Speaking during a ceremony in the capital Tehran on Friday, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said the Islamic Republic had planned out the retaliation in line with a directive issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

“The opportunity to implement it did not arise, though,” the commander added but asserted that the country would definitely carry out the reprisal in case of potential fresh Israeli transgression.

“If they attack Iran again, they will see what we are capable of doing. In that case, even the United States may not be able to save [Israeli prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu.”

The war saw the regime carry out heavily-US-backed attacks against the Islamic Republic for 12 days starting on June 13.

In swift and forceful retaliation that came immediately following the launch of the aggression, Iran’s armed forces staged precision strikes targeting key nuclear, military, and industrial infrastructure deep within the occupied Palestinian territories.

The response that used hundreds of ballistic missiles, including multi-warhead and supersonic ones, as well as numerous drones, came as part of Operation True Promise III against the Zionist entity.

It targeted the heart of Tel Aviv, which is the regime's economic hub; Haifa, its most important deep-water port, and Be'er Sheva, the entity’s modern development and technology epicenter.

Overwhelmed by the unceasing counterstrikes, the regime was compelled to seek a ceasefire, although, some of the United States' most advanced missile systems had joined Tel Aviv’s arsenal to deflect the Iranian projectiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The call for a ceasefire also came even though the US itself had joined the regime’s strikes towards the end of the war in response to Tel Aviv’s plea for assistance.

Mousavi noted that the country’s response featured an initial “deterrent” stage, which was performed “strongly,” and was followed by “punitive operations.”

‘Iranians won’t rest until they put child-killing Zionist regime in its place’

Mousavi felicitated the Iranian nation on the occasion of the victory, saying, “The noble people of Iran stood strong in the face of the enemy with unity and cohesion, forcing the enemy to bow before them.”

Both the armed forces and the people are, at the same time, “alert and prepared” to face any renewed aggression.

The Islamic Republic’s adversaries should know that the Iranian nation did not achieve its dignity and independence easily, and “will not rest until it puts the child-killing terrorists in their place."

The official further underlined the armed forces’ dedication to defending the nation, saying, “Rest assured, we will keep the flag of our dear martyrs' dignity and honor flying high, until our last drop of blood.”

Recounting enemies’ frustration

The commander noted that the country’s adversaries had been planning the imposed war for no less than 15 years.

“They had organized and trained some infiltrators inside Iran, and had laid out a detailed plan.”

The design had aimed, fruitlessly though, to destroy the country’s Islamic establishment, and prompt its disintegration, Mousavi said.

The enemies, however, had underestimated the Leader’s prudence, the will of the people, and the strength of the armed forces, he stated.