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Khamenei thanks Iran’s armed forces for attack on Israel, calls on them to ‘learn the enemy’s tactics’
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him meeting with politicians and government officials in Tehran on April 3, 2024. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country’s armed forces for their attack on Israel last weekend, Iran’s official news agency reports.
He also calls on them to “ceaselessly pursue military innovation and learn the enemy’s tactics.”
“How many missiles were launched and how many of them hit their target is not the primary question. What really matters is that Iran demonstrated its willpower during that operation,” Khamenei says.
Iran launched more than 300 projectiles at Israel, comprising 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles. The IDF said 99% of them were intercepted, and a young girl was seriously injured by falling shrapnel.
