IRGC Aerospace Force

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has officially announced the completion of the first phase of its missile and drone offensive operations against regional targets. According to reports from the semi-official Mehr News agency, the IRGC characterized this opening stage as a success, specifically highlighting the dispersion of launch origins across Iranian territory and the comprehensiveness of its target bank as key operational innovations. This development follows a night of intense kinetic exchanges initiated by confirmed American strikes on Iranian soil, marking a transition from defensive posturing to a coordinated, large-scale offensive by the Iranian regime.

A large-scale Iranian missile and drone barrage targeted central and southern Israel early Monday morning, triggering widespread sirens from the northern valleys to the Negev and the Dead Sea. The IDF Home Front Command declared the immediate event ended at 06:06 local time, allowing residents in several regions, including Jerusalem, the Sharon, and the Shomron, to leave protected spaces. The attack, which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) framed as a response to Israeli operations in Lebanon, has pushed the region into a state of peak alert as Israel assesses its response.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump have concluded a critical phone conversation as the Middle East stands on the precipice of a broader regional war. The call, which took place following an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel, highlighted a growing strategic gap: while President Trump publicly urged Tehran to return to the negotiating table and cautioned Israel against a counter-strike, the IDF Chief of Staff announced that plans for a powerful response have been approved and await a "green light." Meanwhile, senior Iranian security sources warned that any Israeli retaliation would be met with a "new and high level of fire" across the region.

Direct operational involvement of the IRGC Aerospace Force in strikes against Israel.

A monitored channel indicates the United States has reportedly given Israel a green light to strike targets in Iran. Separately, Iran's senior military adviser to the Supreme Leader, Mohsen Rezaei, warned that any new action will be met with a crushing response. Air defense activity was also reported in Tabriz, northwest Iran.

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