According to the first statement issued by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian army used dozens of missiles and drones in the occupied Palestinian territories through Operation Sadiq al-Wad to teach it a lesson about the crimes of the usurping and illegitimate Zionist state last night. Targeted Zionist targets. This orderly, coordinated and planned operation carried out under the code name ‘Yarsulullah’ had the support of all relevant institutions of Iran.
This operation has been carried out as a response to the attack of the Zionist occupation state on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, 2024, in which several military leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were martyred.
Analysis
This deliberate and systematic response was carried out under Article 51 of the UN Charter. Under the same article, Iran responded to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by the United States on January 3, 2020. This is the same article that guarantees the right of self-defense to countries that are attacked. This article was used by the US as a justification for killing Soleimani.
After the Damascus attack, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took diplomatic measures and gave the message that Iran will react to this attack in any case.
The international response to the Israeli attack in Damascus was disappointing and the attack was not condemned at the global level and the attack on the Iranian consulate was not addressed, but as soon as Israel was attacked, the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other countries spoke against Iran.
The condemnation came at a time when the US used its military machine to repel an Iranian attack. According to the US Department of Defense, the US was also successful in this. Many of the Iranian missiles and drones involved in the attack were intercepted before they reached occupied territories, but the Biden administration contacted Netanyahu to urge him to refrain from further retaliation in response to Tehran’s response. No more tension.
The world of Islam and the Arab countries did not show any reaction to Iran’s actions and most of the countries remained silent and Jordan even tried to stop Iranian drones and missiles passing through its airspace.
As far as the resistance movement is concerned, Hamas called this attack a constitutional, legal and principled right of Iran. Hamas believes that the tension between Israel and Iran can divert attention from the ongoing Zionist crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Keeping the standards of political and military fronts from Iran’s side, Operation Sadiq Al Waad can be described in the following points.
1. This is the first direct attack on Israel from inside Iran and after the martyrdom of Qassem Soleimani, Iran has followed the policy of avoiding any drastic military action as much as possible.
2. It can be seen as an expression of Iran’s potential capabilities to increase the scope of the conflict in response to an Iranian attack on Israel. This suggests that Iran can use air, intelligence and geospatial capabilities in any future war.
3. After this operation, it can be said that Iran has taken a step forward to participate in ‘Tufan al-Aqsa’. In this way, Iran has become a direct part of Al-Aqsa storm.
Challenges and Possibilities
The confrontation between Israel and Iran shows the effects of the ‘Al-Aqsa storm’ because the Palestinian resistance on the ground level in the context of the regional and international ‘geopolitical’ effects of the world war whose geographical field was in Gaza. The impact of quality developments is being seen across the region.
The opportunity provided by the Palestinian resistance requires the parties to raise their level of involvement in the war, provided that the war remains focused on Jerusalem, even if its effects are global.
There is no doubt that the office estimates and the reality of the battlefield cannot be the same, but the challenge today is how to stop the bloodshed in Gaza? and how to prevent the scope of war from spreading through concerted efforts and sensitization.
Iranian reaction complete
Iran’s immediate response to the Zionist attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus has ended, causing a relative loss to the principles of war. Thus it is no longer possible for Israel to escape punishment for its crimes.
On the other hand, the speed of response has remained modest and within the scope defined in previous regional and international agreements. There is an extremist mindset and arrogance in the leadership of the Zionist state.
How much pressure this operation has put on Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza remains a challenge. It is to be seen how, how much and when the plan to stop the war and gain political success in the future will be fulfilled. Perhaps this is a long journey that has begun and will never be reversed.
Dr. Khaled Al-Qadoumi / Spokesperson Hamas
