Iran claims to have used drones and missiles to strike targets in Israel and the United States

As of the evening of the 7th local time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced the launch of “Real Commitment 4,” the 27th round of military operations, using drones and missiles to strike U.S. and Israeli targets.

CCTV reporter Li Jiannan: I am currently in Tehran, the capital of Iran, around 6 p.m. local time on the 7th. On this day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran used drones and Fateh hypersonic missiles to target military sites and support centers of the U.S. and Israel. On the same day, Iran’s military reported that over the past 24 hours, the integrated network of the Iranian Army’s joint air defense command shot down 13 advanced drones belonging to the U.S. and Israel. Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, Iranian military and Revolutionary Guard air defense systems have shot down a total of 82 drones.

In the afternoon of the 7th, the Revolutionary Guard Navy announced that its forces used drones to attack an oil tanker flying the Marshall Islands flag located in the central Persian Gulf. Iran stated that the tanker was a U.S. asset, and all assets belonging to Israel and the U.S. in the region are considered legitimate targets for Iranian armed forces.

Later that evening, the Revolutionary Guard issued a statement saying that missiles were launched to strike the Haifa refinery in northern Israel, and the missiles hit the facility. This action was a response to previous attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces on the Tehran refinery.

On the evening of the 7th, multiple explosions occurred in Tehran’s northeastern and southern areas, as well as nearby cities like Karaj. The Israeli Defense Forces announced that they conducted a second airstrike that day on military targets inside Tehran. The IDF also claimed that in recent days, hundreds of fighter jets have attacked Iran’s two most important ballistic missile production bases, severely damaging Iran’s missile production capacity.

According to CCTV’s Jerusalem correspondent, in the face of Iran’s ongoing missile attacks, the Israeli military’s warning times have shortened.

CCTV reporter Liang Hui: As the conflict enters its eighth day, Iran’s missile attacks on Israel have maintained the same intensity as the previous day. We have noticed that in recent days, during Iran’s missile attacks, the interval between early warning and air raid sirens at Israel’s rear command has become shorter. Several times, the warning was issued just one or two minutes before the siren sounded, compared to at least five minutes before. This means that the time for local residents to enter shelters has been reduced. The Israeli military has not explained the reasons for this but stated that the detection of missiles and rockets is affected by various factors and cannot always guarantee enough warning time for residents. The IDF also admitted that sometimes there may be no warning in advance, and the sirens will sound directly.

(Source: CCTV News App)