A senior Iranian commander claimed that his country's operations against the US military presence in Erbil, Iraq, had delivered large-scale damage. Speaking to state television, Brigadier General Mohammad Ekraminia said Iranian forces had seriously damaged US bases, rendering a large part of them operationally unusable.
Claiming that "almost all American infrastructure in Erbil had been destroyed," Ekraminia argued that counter-revolutionary elements in the region no longer had the capacity to operate. Noting that the US maintained the ability to rebuild its forces through its presence in West Asia, Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the commander stressed that Iran was ready to continue operations if the war went on.
"We will continue our operations until the Americans understand that they cannot impose their will on the Iranian nation through aggression," he said.
New UAV systems unveiled
The Iranian commander disclosed that they had introduced new drones at the end of a 40-day war. Ekraminia stated they were now using systems more advanced than Arash-2, with greater destructive power, precision and range, though he did not share their technical specifications.
Targeted equipment back in service
Ekraminia said that since the ceasefire process and the end of that phase of the war, much of the targeted equipment had been returned to operational service. He claimed that with the new equipment, the country's airspace had become "relatively more unsafe" for the enemy.
Emphasis on airspace security
Noting that no country could guarantee completely secure airspace, Ekraminia recalled that even in the United States, unidentified aerial vehicles occasionally breached sensitive areas, including the vicinity of the White House.
