In a statement on Monday, Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari said, “We acted as we had promised. The powerful Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, have proven that at the peak of defensive and offensive readiness, they act with high speed and precision on what is said, and make the American and Zionist enemies regret their actions.”
He added that in the new wave of operations against important and sensitive targets in the occupied territories, the Israeli enemy has experienced a successful offensive operation by the powerful forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, receiving “heavy, targeted, intelligent, and damaging blows.”
The spokesman further emphasized that the “criminal US and the brutal Zionist regime” must understand that a strong and proud Iran, along with the victorious Resistance forces in the region, will stand firm under any circumstances and in the face of any threat, and will never submit to defeated enemies in war.
He warned that if aggression and hostility continue, Iran will respond with even greater intensity.
His remarks came amid escalating regional tensions following Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and continued violations of the April 8 ceasefire agreement. In response, Iran launched a series of missile strikes against Israeli military targets.
Late Sunday, the IRGC announced it had targeted the Ramat David airbase with ballistic missiles, describing it as the origin of Israeli aggression against Lebanon, including attacks that caused civilian casualties and displacement in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s Dahiyeh district.
On Monday morning, the IRGC launched ‘Operation Nasr (Victory)’ against the Israeli regime’s Tel Nof and Nevatim airbases in the occupied territories, saying the operation was carried out in response to Israeli missile strikes on radar sites inside Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry also described the strikes as legitimate self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, reiterating that Tehran’s actions followed repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire and ongoing aggression against Lebanon. It warned that any further Israeli attacks on Lebanon or Iranian interests would be met with a broader and more forceful response.