Iran Air Defenses Intercepted Most Israeli Missiles, Stopped Aircraft from Entering Airspace: General Staff

Saturday, 26 October 2024 7:22 PM

Iran's air defense system successfully intercepted most Israeli missiles.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the country’s air defense units intercepted a significant number of Israeli missiles, and stoped its military aircraft from penetrating Iranian airspace during the latest attack. 

It said in a statement on Saturday that Israeli warplanes committed a blatant violation and flouted international law in the early hours of Saturday, October 26, 2024.

The Israeli aircraft used the space available to the “terrorist” US military in Iraq, located 100 kilometers away from the Iranian border, to fire a number of long-range air-to-air missiles at some border radars in Ilam and Khuzestan provinces as well as several others stationed on the outskirts of Tehran province, the statement said. 

It noted that the Israeli missiles used in the attack carried very light warheads, about a fifth the weight of Iranian ballistic missiles.

The strike caused limited damage to several Iranian radar systems, which were quickly repaired or are currently under repair, the statement said.

The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces also stated that a significant number of the missiles were intercepted during the Israeli act of aggression, and the enemy’s planes were blocked from entering the country’s airspace.

The Islamic Republic reserves the right to give a “lawful and legitimate response” to the act of aggression in due time, but it emphasized on the need for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon to prevent the massacre of innocent people there, it said.

It also warned the United States, which plays pivotal role in supporting Israeli actions in destabilizing regional peace and security, to rein in this illegitimate regime.

The Iranian foreign minister says Iran knows no limits in defending its national interests and territorial integrity.

Iran’s Air Defense Base said in a statement on Saturday that the country’s air defenses have successfully confronted the Israeli acts of aggression.

Iran’s air defenses intercepted and successfully confronted the acts of aggression, it said, adding that some limited damage was caused in some areas, the dimensions of which are being investigated.

Loud sounds were heard by some people in the vicinity of Tehran in the wee hours of Saturday, which Iranian security sources said were due to the activation of air defense systems.

Four Army servicemen were martyred in the military attacks by the Israeli regime early Saturday.