The Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff explained in a statement broadcast on state television that “thanks to the timely performance of the country’s air defense, the attacks caused limited losses and only some parts were damaged.” Radar systems“.
The General Staff added: “A large number of missiles were intercepted, and enemy aircraft were prevented from entering the country’s airspace.”
She revealed that Israeli planes used Iraqi airspace Available to the US Army “to launch a number of long-range airborne missiles equipped with ultra-light warheads.”
Official Iranian media announced that the death toll from the Israeli raids had risen to 4All of them were members of the Iranian Air Defense Force, without specifying where they were killed.
Targeting Iran’s missile production capabilities
On the other hand, an Israeli official said that his country targeted most of Iran’s capabilities to produce surface-to-surface missiles in the attack that was launched at dawn on Saturday.
The official added in a statement to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that “the attack was aimed at preventing the production of more missiles,” and likened the effect to the destruction of the company’s missile production line.Raphael“, referring to Israel’s major defense technology company.
And he announced Israeli army Earlier Saturday that about 100 Israeli fighter plane 3 waves of attacks were launched on IranHe indicated that he targeted 20 sites in Iran.
Tasnim News Agency quoted an Iranian source as saying that “targeting 20 sites” is exaggerated, and that this falls within the category of “psychological warfare.”
The source also denied that 100 aircraft participated in the attack, noting that the attacks were carried out from outside the Iranian borders.