The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said facilities producing fuel for Israeli fighter jets and the regime’s energy supply centers were hit and destroyed in the latest wave of Iranian missile strikes, Tasnim reports.
“In continuation of Operation True Promise III and in response to today’s crimes and aggressions by the Zionist regime, facilities producing fuel for fighter jets and the regime’s energy supply centers were targeted with a barrage of drones and missiles,” the IRGC said in a statement early Sunday.
“The offensive operations of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue with greater intensity and scale if the enemy’s crimes and acts of aggression persist.”
The statement went on to say the air defense systems of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force, under the command of the integrated network and the joint national air defense headquarters, successfully intercepted and destroyed 3 cruise missiles, 10 drones and dozens of hostile micro-drones belonging to the Zionist army in conflict zones across the country.
The latest stage of Iran’s large-scale military operation commenced late on Saturday, with videos circulating on social media showing missiles hitting their targets.
The main focus of this new round of Operation True Promise III was the occupied port city of Haifa and its surroundings, which is home to several critical military and industrial facilities of the regime.
The strikes, according to Israeli media reports, targeted a series of strategic Israeli military and industrial sites, including oil refineries and electricity grids.
Images showed a massive blaze at the Haifa oil refinery, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky, with preliminary reports suggesting that the ensuing blaze is emitting toxic chemicals into the air.
Some regional media reports described Saturday night's attack by the IRGC as the "largest missile attack" ever carried out by the Iranian armed forces against the occupied territories.
