Iran’s Missile Raid on Terrorists in Deir Ez-Zour A New Stage in Tehran’s War on Terror: Boroujerdi

TEHRAN – The missile attack the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps carried out against terrorists in Syria’s Deir Ez-Zor from inside Iran has marked the beginning of a new stage in Tehran’s strategy for fighting terrorism, a senior lawmaker said.

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Monday, Chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi praised the IRGC for its “timely and smart” move to hit the bases of the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Syria with missiles fired from west of Iran.

Terrorists should know that the Iranian Armed Forces’ new strategy has marked the beginning of a new stage in the war on terrorism, the lawmaker added.

Voicing the parliament’s support for the IRGC’s missile program, Boroujerdi said the Iranian Armed Forces can target the bastions of terrorists from inside Iran whenever they deem necessary.

Late on Sunday, the IRGC fired six missiles, including high-precision Zolfaqar missiles, at various targets in Syria’s eastern region of Deir Ez-Zour within a range of 650 to 700 kilometers.

The missile raid, described by the IRGC as a successful operation, was in retaliation for a recent terrorist attack in Tehran claimed by Daesh.

Iran’s missile attack against ISIL coordinated with Syrian government

Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Ministry described a relentless war on Takfiri-Wahhabi terrorist groups as an indispensable part of Tehran’s policy, saying a Sunday night missile attack the IRGC carried out against the positions of terrorists in Syria was just a small slap and a warning, Tasnim news agency reorted.

 “The missile attack on the positions and bases of Takfiri terrorists in (Syria’s) Deir ez-Zor was only a small slap and just a warning in order to awaken those who could not or still cannot realize the realities in the region and their limits,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told ISNA on Monday.

Referring to security as Iran’s redline, he said those who believe they can achieve security and stability by paving the way for the presence of trans-regional countries are making a “brazen and strategic mistake.”

Qassemi also explained that the missile attack had been coordinated with the Syrian government in advance.

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