Iranian Army Updates Target Bank amid Halt in US-Israeli War
The spokesman for the Iranian Army said the force has updated and completed its databank of targets and upgraded its equipment during the halt in the US-Israeli war of aggression, stressing that Iran remains in a state of full military readiness.
In comments at a television program on Tuesday, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said the Army has not considered the war to be over, noting that from the very first day the fighting stopped and a ceasefire took hold on the battlefield, the forces—due to a lack of trust in the enemies—continued updating their objectives, completing the target bank, maintaining training, and drawing on wartime experience.
He added that the Army has both produced and upgraded its equipment, and that conditions remain effectively wartime for Iran.
The spokesman noted that monitoring, surveillance, and equipping of forces have continued without interruption, assuring that if the enemy resorts to another act of aggression, it would face Iran with new tools, methods, and in new arenas.
The spokesman warned the enemies that any renewed act of aggression or threat to the country’s security would be met with a more crushing response than before.
He said Iran possesses numerous “winning cards” that have not yet been used, adding that by relying on the experience of the previous wars, the country has acquired new tools and methods of warfare that would enable it to deliver a stronger and more decisive response to any future attack.
On February 28, the United States and the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran, during which then Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and several senior military officials were martyred.
Iranian Armed Forces responded with weeks of missile and drone strikes targeting American and Israeli military positions in the occupied territories and the Persian Gulf region, inflicting heavy damages in 100 waves of counterattacks over a period of 40 days.
A Pakistani-mediated ceasefire lasting two weeks was reached on April 8, paving the way for talks in Islamabad. During those negotiations, Iran put forward a ten-point proposal that included the withdrawal of US forces and the removal of sanctions.
Iran has made clear that any return to ceasefire negotiations depends on the lifting of the US naval blockade. Officials have argued that the continued blockade constitutes a violation of the truce.