Mojtaba Khamenei Signals Unwavering Support for Resistance Amid Fresh IRGC Attacks
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged continued support for resistance movements against the United States and Israel in a message addressed to Sheikh Naim Qassem, according to Iranian state media Press TV.
The message reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic's policy remains rooted in "ongoing support for the resistance against the Zionist and American adversary", Hezbollah said, citing the communication forwarded by Khamenei to Qassem.
Khamenei noted that the policy follows the path laid by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Hezbollah's former chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
He emphasised that "standing firm and steadfast in the face of the fiercest enemies of the Islamic Ummah (Nation), namely the United States and the Zionist regime, was among the most outstanding characteristics of the martyred Imam," referring to his predecessor.
He highlighted the continuation of the resistance path over the years, citing figures such as Qassem Soleimani along with other members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
Khamenei further described figures such as Nasrallah and Seyyed Hashem Safieddine as "true examples of this steadfast path."
According to Press TV, he also expressed appreciation for Qassem's message of condolence following the death of the former Iranian leader and acknowledged the support expressed by Hezbollah fighters towards Iran.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy carried out four operations against US and Israeli targets in the early hours of Tuesday local time as part of the 88th wave of Operation True Promise 4, Press TV reported.
Iran said the naval forces launched a "heavy" offensive against its enemy positions.
Israel's container ship Express Halfong was struck by ballistic missiles in the middle waters of the Persian Gulf.
In a second combined operation, a hideout of US Marines along the coast of the United Arab Emirates was targeted by explosive drones.
Press TV further reported that Iran also destroyed a counter-drone system belonging to the US Fifth Fleet that had been deployed outside its base near Manama airport in Bahrain.
Additionally, two advanced early warning radars at the "Jaber al-Ahmad" US terrorist base in Kuwait were hit by drones.
Iran emphasised that the Strait of Hormuz is fully and firmly under the control of its forces. "The smallest movement of enemies will be met with missile and drone strikes," Press TV quoted the statement.
The 88th wave of Operation True Promise 4 is the latest in a series of near-daily Iranian retaliatory strikes against the US and Israel. The IRGC has defended these operations as legitimate self-defense under international law after the US and Israel attacked Iran.
(With inputs from ANI)