Expert to Al-Manar: Iran's Real Retaliatory Strikes Yet to Come
In an interview on Tuesday, Mokhtar Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of the Iranian newspaper Al-Wefaq, said that the real retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic are yet to come.
'Incoming news as well as indicators in the course of the ongoing confrontation between Iran and the Zionist entity point to a qualitative shift in the battlefield dynamics.'
Haddad noted that the continuation of the missile strikes by Iran 'exposes falsity of Zionist claims regarding air control and intelligence superiority.'
He said that despite the Israeli claims regarding the destruction of Iran's missile launchers and production facilities, the launch of new missiles, some of which were used for the first time, and from multiple sources continues.
Such development 'indicates a qualitative development in Iran's defensive capabilities as it points to a clear intelligence failure on the part of the enemy, the Iranian expert added.
Haddad argued that the Zionist entity boasts of targeting civilian facilities, as happened in a public street north of Tehran, or in Al-Quds Square in the center of the capital a few days ago, where civilian students were targeted.
'On the other hand, Iran responds with precise strikes targeting sensitive intelligence centers, such as the Mossad headquarters in Herzliya. This indicates a remarkable intelligence achievment that has confused the Zionist regime,' he told Al-Manar.
Meanwhile, Haddad said that the Iranian operations we are seeing today remain within the framework of deterrence and warning.
He cited well-informed sources in the Islamic Republic that the real retaliatory strikes are yet to come and that 'what has happened so far was just an early warning.'
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