News - Middle East: Iran’s missile capabilities have neutralized the Israeli regime’s much-hyped Iron Dome defense system, according to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

The Iranian official made the remarks during a ceremony on Wednesday commemorating the Iranians martyred in the brazen US-Israeli aggression.

Thousands of people attended the event. President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior officials were also present.

Qalibaf highlighted the damage inflicted on the Israeli military, infrastructure, and security sites during the 12-day war, saying Iran delivered a strong response to an unprovoked act of aggression.

“The Zionist regime, which had been showcasing its power to the world and talking about the Iron Dome and its supposed security, received a decisive response from the Islamic Ummah and the children of Iran within a matter of hours.”

The Iranian Parliament speaker said Israel launched the attack during the ongoing indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington in the belief that Iran was internally divided.

“The enemy thought the Iranian nation would betray itself. But the united people stood firm, and the fake regime, occupying these lands (Palestine) for several decades, had never seen such fire,” Qalibaf stated.

He said missile strikes reached deep into Israeli-controlled areas as early as the second day of the war.

“On the first night of the war, we launched 350 drones and over 150 missiles towards the Zionist regime,” Qalibaf said.

“Iran’s power advanced in such a way within 24 hours that despite the support of America and NATO for the Zionist regime, we even targeted their defensive stronghold with the launch of a single missile, which indicates the weakness of the Zionists in the Iron Dome and the strength of Iran’s missile power.”

Qalibaf reiterated that Israel cannot stand alone in any war without America’s assistance.

“This fake regime has been revived with the support of America and the West, and renowned scientific figures around the world believe that the Zionist regime is unable to survive and exist without Washington.”

The Iranian official warned that if the enemy attacks any part of Iran again, it will receive a powerful response.

“We have never initiated war, but we have always determined how it ends, and Iran has always emerged victorious.”

Blood of martyrs awakened people

Separately, Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told the gathering that the blood of Iran’s martyrs has awakened people around the world.

The blood, he said, “caused all pure and free hearts around the world to realize more than ever the depth of the crimes of the brutal Zionist regime, as well as the bullying and coercion of America, and to understand that they cannot be trusted.”

“With the blessing of the pure blood of these martyrs, Iran will soon achieve final victory and the fake Zionist regime will be overthrown.”

Military chief warns of crushing response

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi also issued a stern warning while speaking to reporters at the event.

“In case of any malicious move by the enemies, our response will be more crushing than ever before,” he said.

“Our response will make the adversaries regret, and they must know that any illegal and threatening action will be met with our firm and serious reaction.”

Mousavi reaffirmed Iran’s readiness to respond repeatedly to future aggressions.

“Do not worry at all; if this happens 20 times over, we will respond to the enemies more crushing than before each time.”

Source: Press TV