Thursday, April 20, 2023

IRGC chief praises Palestinian terror attacks, says Iran is 'winning' - analysis

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Hossein Salami this week praised Palestinians for carrying out “165 operations, 50% of them shooting [attacks],” adding that “Zionists martyred two of our forces [in Syria], but seven of them were killed by unseen hands.”

The “equation” between Israel and Iran has now become unequal and favors Iran, which is winning, he said in a speech. The source for Salami’s data on Palestinian attacks was unclear. His speech was reported by Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, which has links to the IRGC.

On April 4, Iran held funerals for “two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers killed in Israeli strikes in Syria last week,” the international Arabic news television channel Al Arabiya reported. At the time, the IRGC said that “the Zionists are trying to target the resistance front, but the resistance will become stronger and more motivated.” READ MORE