TABNAK, Jan 20: The Zionist regime is unable to uproot the thinking, ideology and power of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah of Lebanon and Ansarullah of Yemen in the military and ideological arenas,” he said.
Speaking at the political conference attended by the commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, he said, “A thorough look at the recent events in the region shows that the world has realized the depth of the conspiracy and malice of the Zionist-American axis directly supported by Western countries amid deadly silence by international organizations.”
Mid November, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that the Islamic Republic has not foregone its right to respond to the Israeli regime’s most recent act of aggression, emphasizing that Tehran will decide when to carry out the retaliatory operation.
He made the remarks as he addressed a conference of the commanders and personnel of the Command Headquarters of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.
Asked by IRGC commanders about the timing of Operation True Promise III in response to the Israeli airstrikes against several Iranian military facilities late last month, Araghchi stated that the Foreign Ministry has clarified that the attacks amounted to a new act of aggression.
The top Iranian diplomat underscored that the Israeli aerial assault would be met with a response from Iran, saying, “We have not renounced our right to react [to Israel] and will show a reaction in due time and in a manner we deem appropriate.”
