Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcomed, on Sunday April 21, the ” success “ obtained according to him by the Iranian armed forces during the unprecedented attack of April 13 in Israel.
They have “created a sense of glory and grandeur about Islamic Iran in the eyes of the people of the world and global observers”declared the Supreme Guide, who had not yet spoken on the subject.
The attack, carried out using 350 drones and missiles, targeted according to Tehran two military centers involved in the bombing attributed to Israel which destroyed the 1er April the Iranian consulate in Damascus and caused the death of seven members of the Revolutionary Guards, including two generals of the Al-Quds Force, responsible for external operations.
“Microbirds”
According to the Israeli army, 99% of the projectiles launched last weekend were intercepted, with the help of allied countries, notably the United States, but, for Ali Khamenei, “the question of the number of missiles fired or hitting the target” East “secondary”.
“The main issue is the emergence of the will of the Iranian nation and the armed forces on the international stage”he continued, without mentioning the response attributed to the Jewish state which hit central Iran on Friday, without causing any casualties or damage, according to the authorities.
The Iranian authorities have consistently minimized the importance of this response since Friday morning, thus expressing their intention to leave it at that. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian derided a simple drone attack, “micro-birds slaughtered [qui] did not cause any financial damage or loss of life”. Army Ground Forces Commander Kioumars Heydari praised the effectiveness of intelligence during Friday prayers in Tehran.