Iran to use new advanced missiles if Israel attacks again

TABNAK, Aug.20 - Nasirzadeh said that in the 12-day Israeli-imposed war, the Islamic Republic was not only facing the occupying regime but also the full logistical, intelligence, and support capacity of the United States.

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Date: 20 August 2025 - 16:24

Nasirzadeh told reporters on Wednesday that in the 12-day Israeli-imposed war in June, the Islamic Republic was not only facing the occupying regime but also the full logistical, intelligence, and support capacity of the United States.

He said the missiles that were used in the war had been produced years earlier by the Ministry of Defense, adding, “Today we have manufactured and deployed missiles with far better capabilities compared to those used previously, and if the Zionist enemy embarks on another adventurism, we will definitely use these missiles.”

Nasirzadeh stressed that the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic did not rely on any foreign sources during the 12-day war.

“Everything that was used in the war was produced by our defense industries, and the world witnessed that the missiles we deployed precisely hit their targets and inflicted heavy damage on the Zionist enemy,” he said.

He said that although the Israeli regime’s media censorship did not allow the full impact of the Iranian missiles to be shown, reports about their strikes were gradually released, which demonstrated the capability of Iran’s Armed Forces.

The defense minister said that during the war, Israel used its most advanced defense systems, including THAAD, Patriot, Iron Dome, and Arrow. Despite that, he added, in the early days, only about 40 percent of Iran’s missiles were intercepted, while in the final days, 90 percent of them were hitting their targets.

Nasirzadeh concluded that if the war had continued, the upper hand would have certainly belonged to the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic.

Israel attacked Iran in an unprovoked act of aggression on June 13, assassinating military commanders and nuclear scientists in targeted strikes, and killing civilians in air raids on residential areas. The war was halted on June 24 after the Tel Aviv regime requested a ceasefire following retaliatory missile strikes by Iran.