Why it matters:
Tehran has intensified retaliatory operations following attacks on its territory and infrastructure.
The big picture:
Iran has expanded its military response as part of Operation True Promise 4.
Iranian officials say the operations target strategic military and energy facilities linked to Israeli operations.
The developments come amid heightened regional tensions following the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
What he’s saying:
“Iran’s Army Air Force launched suicide drones targeting oil, gas and fuel storage facilities of the Israeli regime in Haifa in response to attacks on Iran’s oil depots.”
More of developments:
During the 33rd wave of Operation True Promise 4, the Haela satellite communications center south of Tel Aviv was destroyed. The facility functioned as a communications hub linking Israeli air bases with fighter jets.
Earlier, missile units of the IRGC Ground Force fired five missiles at the U.S. military headquarters at Harir base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
Iranian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed two Israeli Heron drones, one over Markazi Province and another Heron TP drone near Tehran.
Go deeper:
The operations are conducted following the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, which began on February 28 with coordinated attacks on Iranian territory.
The escalation intensified after the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in an attack on Tehran.
Iranian forces have since carried out a series of retaliatory strikes targeting military and strategic infrastructure linked to the aggressors.
Mojtaba Darabi - Mahboubeh Habibi
