Tehran confirmed on Wednesday that its army is equipping the air defense region in the east of the country with missile systems, radars and drones, amid expectations of an Iranian response after the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran.
The commander of the Iranian Air Force, Hamid Vahedi, said that Iran It has no choice but to prepare and develop its military capabilities to defend its territory.
He explained that his country is making military preparations, adding, “We are seriously pursuing strengthening and improving our capabilities to confront all types of threats.”
“The Zionist entity and the United States are the source of calamities in our region and the world,” Vahedi said.
This comes amid rising tension in the region after the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran and the prominent military commander Fouad Shukr In Lebanon.
Iran vowed to respond to Haniyeh's assassination, and the commander announced… Revolutionary Guards Iranian Hossein Salami said on Monday that Israel will receive a crushing response to his assassination.
“When Israel receives the blow at the right place and time, it will know that it miscalculated,” Salami said in a speech in Tehran on the occasion of Journalist Day.
“New and surprising response”
Hojjat al-Islam Taeb, advisor to the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guards, said last Sunday that the response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh would be “new and surprising.”
The head of Hamas's political bureau was assassinated before dawn last Wednesday at his residence in Tehran. Initial Iranian investigations concluded that the assassination was carried out by a short-range projectile, while the New York Times reported a story stating that an explosive device was used in the operation.
Israel expects a response from Iran andHizb allah At any moment, and promises to repel it by raising the state of military, health and internal readiness.
Estimates in Israel indicate that the Iranian attack will be stronger than the attack carried out by Tehran previously, and the Israeli army said it “largely repelled it.”