The Iranian army announced the first large-scale offensive operation.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the first large-scale offensive operation against Israel and the United States. This was reported by the IRNA news agency on February 28.

"In the second statement after launching missiles and drones in response to the US-Israeli aggression against Iranian territory, the IRGC said it had launched powerful strikes against American bases in Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as military installations in the heart of the occupied Palestinian lands," the statement said.

The IRGC stressed that the operation is directed against the US army and will continue. The agency adds that the operation was named "True Promise-4".

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, Iran fired rockets towards Israel. Later, the US Fifth Fleet maintenance center was shelled in Bahrain. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. It was clarified that the commander-in-chief of the Iranian army, Amir Hatami, was killed in the attack.

Saradar Shekarchi, a representative of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that the Arab Republic holds the United States primarily responsible for launching attacks on the country's territory. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back to a political and diplomatic settlement.

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