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Years of planning conducted to counter US bases: Comdr

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Islamic Republic News Agency

🔊 Years of planning conducted to counter US bases: Comdr 📌 Tehran, IRNA – The deputy coordinator of the Iranian Army Air Force says that the Army had continuously monitored the US military bases in the region over the past years and had planned for various operational scenarios. Brigadier General Pilot Masoud Jafari said that on the first day, the enemy did not imagine that Iran’s Air Force would have the courage to carry out air operations, and this very factor contributed to the successful execution of the mission. ​ “Our pilots accepted this mission with full awareness of the risks, the extremely high stakes, and the available intelligence. In fact, they made possible what seemed impossible,” he said. ​ Regarding the status of the pilots involved in this operation, he said that except for martyred Pilot Majid Kazemi, whose remains were returned to the country sometime later, no precise information is yet available about the other three pilots. 📲 ​

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