BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. The Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the first deployment
of heavy, long-range, two-stage Sijil missiles in airstrikes
against Israel, Trend reports.
According to the IRGC statement, a significant number of these
missiles, alongside drones, were launched. “During several
operations, Israel’s air defense system was seriously damaged, and
now the path is completely open for Iranian missiles and UAVs,” the
statement said.
This development follows Israeli military airstrikes on Iran in
the early hours of June 13, which resulted in the deaths of many
servicemen, including Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian
Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein
Salami, two Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters commanders Gholamali
Rashid and Ali Shadmani, IRGC Air Force Commander Amir Ali
Hajizadeh, nine nuclear scientists, and other high-ranking
officials.
In retaliation, Iran fired over 150 ballistic missiles and more
than 100 drones targeting Tel Aviv and other locations on the same
day, causing civilian casualties and extensive destruction.
