Iran
fires missiles against 'terrorist bases' in E. Syria in retaliation
for Tehran attacks
RT,
18
June, 2017
Iran’s
Revolutionary Guards have launched a mid-range ballistic missile
attack on terrorist positions in the Syrian province of Deir-ez Zor
in retaliation for terrorist attacks in Tehran, Tasnim news agency
reports.
The
Iranian Revolutionary Guards have reportedly launched
ground-to-ground mid-range ballistic missiles from the western
Iranian provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdistan into the eastern Syrian
province of Deir-ez Zor.
“The
spilling of any innocent blood will not go unanswered,” Press TV
cited a statement by the Revolutionary Guards as saying.
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The
Revolutionary Guards targeted the bases and headquarters of
terrorists that Iran believes to be responsible for the Tehran
attacks. The missiles have reportedly killed large numbers of
terrorists and inflicted significant material damage, Tasnim said.
The
Revolutionary Guards used Zulfiqar solid fuel ballistic missiles,
which have an effective range of 700 kilometers, according to Iran’s
Fars news agency.
با توجه به تصاویر منتشرشده احتمالا موشک شلیک شده 
A
number of videos purporting to show the moment of the missile launch
have emerged online.
The
first video was taken in a western Iranian city by a man who seems to
have spotted the missile launch.
“I
bet that's a missile,” a man in the video is heard saying.
The
terrorists targeted the Iranian capital on June 7 in a twin attack,
with four armed assailants attacking the country’s parliament while
a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum.
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for the
attack, which killed 18 people and injured 50 more.
While
the Iranian missile strike is a significant military action, its main
goal was political, according to Peter Ford, a former UK Ambassador
to Syria and Bahrain, who believes the strike will send a clear
message to Iran’s enemies in the region.
“Militarily,
it’s significant. The strike appears to have taken out quite a
number of ISIS fighters and leadership. But the political
ramifications are the most important. Saudi Arabia will have received
the signal loud and clear,” Ford told RT.
“Saudi
Arabia in recent weeks, encouraged by Donald Trump, has thrown down
the gauntlet to Tehran and been virtually threatening military moves
against Tehran. Well, here’s Tehran’s response: Don’t mess with
us, we have a long reach.”
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