Following Operation True Promise II on Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Baqeri stated that Iran exercised self-restraint after the Israeli murder of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh but ran out of patience following its assassination of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan.

Iran had targeted military infrastructure including the Mossad intelligence agency, the Nevatim Air Base, Hatzor Air Base, radar installations and groupings of Israeli tanks, despite having the option of launching a much broader attack, he added.

“We had the capability to attack the regime’s economic infrastructure, but we only targeted military bases,” the top general stressed.

“If the Zionist regime, which has reached madness, was not controlled by the United States and Europe, and sought to either continue its atrocities or take action against our territorial integrity and sovereignty, tonight’s operation would be repeated with multiple magnitude and all of their infrastructures would be struck,” he cautioned.