An advisor to the chief of general staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says Israel is deliberately withholding the full scale of losses from Tehran’s recent retaliatory strike, noting that the damage went far beyond official accounts and destroyed key military infrastructure and operational capacity.
“The true extent of the damage inflicted on the Zionist regime has not been announced,” Brigadier General Fathollah Jafari said on Thursday while addressing a local event in Jiroft, Kerman.
“The harm it suffered was far greater than the official accounts; its operational capacity and infrastructure were destroyed,” he added.
On June 13, the Israeli regime carried out an unlawful act of aggression, assassinating senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary citizens. Iran responded within 24 hours with a barrage of missiles and drones, later expanding its campaign under the operation known as True Promise III.
The United States intervened on June 22, striking three Iranian nuclear sites in a blatant violation of international law. In self‑defense, Iran targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American military installation in West Asia. The embattled Israeli regime was forced to unilaterally accept a truce deal on June 24.
“The enemy thought that after years of secret planning it could catch Iran off guard, but the presence of the people, the Islamic Revolution Leader, the spirit of the volunteers, and the country’s defensive readiness overturned all the calculations of Israel and the United States,” Jafari added.
He noted that the US and Israeli regimes had carried out ten years of intelligence work to prepare the people to hit the streets following the aggression, but the people’s presence was “the opposite of what the enemy had imagined.”
The advisor also reminded that the “treacherous” US-Israeli aggression came as Tehran was in the midst of indirect negotiations with Washington over its peaceful nuclear program.
Following the assassination of Iran’s top commanders, the Israeli regime did not expect Iran to be able to manage the retaliatory operation, he said, noting that, however, the mighty response was delivered by relying on the younger generation of forces and the country’s missile power.
The remarks come as military censorship laws in Israel restrict the publication of sensitive security information, particularly during active conflicts.
However, data examined by Oregon State University researchers in early July showed that Iranian missiles struck five Israeli military sites during the war.