Hajizadeh justified ballistic missile attacks against Israel, saying it was due to Israel's "misconception that Iran would not take direct action." The Islamic Republic's Aerospace Force is ready for any conflict that could occur, IRGC Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said on Tuesday, according to Iranian state media Mehr News. Hajizadeh is also commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force. "The world's largest ballistic missile operation was carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and this demonstrates our power to defend our people," he noted.
Hajizadeh justified Iran's ballistic missile attacks on Israel in April and October of last year, claiming the Islamic Republic's actions were due to Israel's "misconception that Iran would not take direct action because it was avoiding war."
"We expected these clashes to be ping-pong matches, back and forth. We hadn't prepared ourselves for a conflict, but it was natural that if the enemy took action, we would also react," he said, likely referring to Israel, as he initially claimed in the Mehr report that "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood," which was Hamas's mass terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, was "a failure by Israel that cannot be repaired, and everyone sees that this failure is irreparable." (Read More)
