IRGC deputy commander: Enemy surrendered quickly in 12-day war

TEHRAN (Iran News) The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says that in the recent war, the enemies, led by the United States, united against the Islamic Republic, but raised their hands in surrender very quickly.

During a ceremony in the western Iranian province of Hamedan on Tuesday, Brigadier General Ali Fadavi said, “Before the war began, the enemies declared their goal, which was the annihilation of Iran. However, they soon realized Iran’s power and strength, especially after the attack on the largest US military base in the region.”

He added, “Following the strike on the US military base in Qatar, the US President immediately contacted the Emir of Qatar to request a ceasefire. One must ask, ‘Did they lack aircraft, troops, missiles, or money that they chose to surrender?’”

“During the Sacred Defense [the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War], Saddam was the spearhead of the attacks against us, supported by 87 countries. Yet in this 12-day war, they directly entered the battlefield without intermediaries, insisting that this would be the end of the Islamic Republic. Ultimately, they admitted that they did not achieve their goal,” Fadavi noted.

Israel launched the large-scale assaults against Iran on June 13. Washington also joined the Israeli war and bombed three of Iran’s main nuclear facilities on the pretext of preventing Iran from what it claimed to be developing nuclear weapons. The war was halted on June 24 after Israel was forced to unilaterally cease its aggression.

During a ceremony in the western Iranian province of Hamedan on Tuesday, Brigadier General Ali Fadavi said, “Before the war began, the enemies declared their goal, which was the annihilation of Iran. However, they soon realized Iran’s power and strength, especially after the attack on the largest US military base in the region.”

He added, “Following the strike on the US military base in Qatar, the US President immediately contacted the Emir of Qatar to request a ceasefire. One must ask, ‘Did they lack aircraft, troops, missiles, or money that they chose to surrender?’”

“During the Sacred Defense [the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War], Saddam was the spearhead of the attacks against us, supported by 87 countries. Yet in this 12-day war, they directly entered the battlefield without intermediaries, insisting that this would be the end of the Islamic Republic. Ultimately, they admitted that they did not achieve their goal,” Fadavi noted.