Wednesday brought fresh volleys from Iran’s IRGC, which proclaimed initiating its 17th attack wave on US and Israeli holdings, including 40 missiles rained on Israeli targets. This response to Israeli-US operations involved three grand maneuvers by ground troops, local outlets reported citing official IRGC briefings.
As part of Operation True Promise 4’s expanded scope, over 230 drones were hurled at American outposts in occupied zones post-aggression. The communique spotlighted barrages on Erbil and Kuwait bases, amplifying Iran’s drone warfare prowess.
Most strikingly, IRGC asserted severe degradation of a vital US air base in Bahrain, with command hubs wiped out in the precision strikes. Citing self-defense rights per UN Article 51, Iran positioned its moves as justified retaliation to hostile incursions.
Simultaneously, in a seismic political maneuver, Mojtaba Khamenei was elevated to Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts, succeeding his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in Saturday’s US-Israel Tehran raids alongside top brass. War constraints led to remote consultations under IRGC influence, sources confided to media.
The selection stirs debate given its timing after the patriarch’s assassination, fueling Middle East volatility. From Wednesday midnight IST, three days of solemn gatherings at Tehran’s Grand Musalla will commemorate Khamenei. With missiles flying and thrones passing, Iran braces for protracted confrontation.