Deputy Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mostafa Izadi says Iran’s air defense systems shot down more than 200 enemy aircraft, including drones and manned aircraft, during the recent US-Israeli aggression.
Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Izadi said that the downing of over 200 enemy aircraft had stirred serious public scrutiny in the United States and fueled internal instability within the Israeli regime.
He added that the enemy had entered the war with a calculated scenario of “regime change” and disintegration, but suffered defeat on all fronts and failed to gain access to Iran’s nuclear industry.
Turning to the role of the Iranian people in the enemy’s defeat, Maj. Gen. Izadi emphasized that the people’s conscious presence had neutralized all enemy ploys, to the extent that national cohesion and authority were strengthened more than ever before.
He also noted that, according to available information, 80 percent of young Americans oppose war with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The commander said the “Islamic Republic’s system of Velayat-e Faqih” was the foundation of Iran’s current strength and position, adding that it must be protected.
Earlier last week, The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump’s war on Iran has cost the US military about one-quarter of the drones that a top general recently likened to “the most valuable player” in America’s weapons lineup.
At least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones have been shot down or crashed, leaving no more than 145 remaining in dwindling defense stockpiles, The Washington Post said last Thursday (August 13), citing three unidentified officials familiar with the matter.
Source: Al-Manar English Website