'Our fighters ready...': Iran's IRGC force warns against future attacks after Iran-Israel ceasefire
IRGC Commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour warned Iran's "enemies" against making any "mistakes", during an address on June 25. Israel's 'Op Rising Lion' against Iran's 'nuke program' on June 13, wiped out top Iranian military leadership, killed its leading nuclear scientists. Iran responded with missiles that pierced Israel's air defence in large numbers for the first time after decades of proxy war. After 12 days of Israeli airstrikes that echoed in cities around, a ceasefire was brokered by US President Trump between Iran and Israel. Speaking at a NATO summit in The Hague on June 25, President Trump hailed the swift end to war between Iran and Israel. Iranian authorities said 610 people had been killed and nearly 5,000 injured in Iran.
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