Iran claims it targeted Israeli military centers and air bases in missile strikes
From CNN’s Nechirvan Mando and Catherine Nicholls
Israeli troops and first responders gather in an area hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv on Friday.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted Israeli military centers and air bases in missile strikes.
“Using a combination of precision-guided and smart systems,” Iran “targeted military centers and airbases that served as the source of the criminal aggression against our country,” the IRGC said in a statement.
Iran claimed it struck Israeli military-industrial centers used for producing missiles and other military equipment, adding that “field reports, satellite imagery and intercepted intelligence indicate that dozens of ballistic missiles effectively hit strategic targets.”
“Despite claims of interception, the enemy failed to counter the waves of missile strikes launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the statement claimed.
“This operation was executed in a powerful and offensive manner, in full coordination with all branches of Iran’s Armed Forces and institutions. Its central message is that the security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the red line of the Armed Forces,” it added.