IRGC Commander Says Attack Achieved ‘Success That Exceeded Expectations’; Putin Warns US Against Attacking Iran

Tehran (Iran): Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, has told state media that information is still coming in, but the initial Iranian assessment is that the operation achieved “a level of success that exceeded our expectations”.

“Naturally, people living in occupied lands, Zionist officials and the terrorist and occupying armies of the Zionist regime and the US have a better understanding of the pummeling effects of these attacks at this moment,” he said.

Salami said the US and France provided air cover for Israel in Iraq, Jordan and even parts of Syria, but “tens” of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles managed to punch through the layers of defensive capabilities.

“We could have launched a much larger attack, but we limited it to the capabilities that the Zionist regime had used to attack the Iranian consulate and martyr our dear commanders.”

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly warned United States not to interfere in the Iran and Israel tensions. Putin’s threat came amid U.S said it shot down some drones launched by Iran towards Israel.

If Biden supports Israel, we will not sit ideally and do nothing, roars Putin.

lran’s massive drone and missile strikes came after days of speculation that Teheran will avenge IRGC commanders, who were killed in Israel strike in Damascus.