TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military commander says the country keeps enhancing its defense capabilities day by day.

“As we move forward, the defense might of the Islamic Republic of Iran is updated with more capabilities, which is done proportionate to the existing situation,” said Brigadier General Mohammadreza Naqdi, the high advisor to the chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

The senior general touched upon the development of Iran’s missile capabilities in order to counter any possible hostile act by the Israeli regime.

“Today, our missile capability is definitely much stronger than that during the 12-day [Israeli] war [against Iran],” the top commander explained. 

General Naqdi’s remarks come as Iran stands ready to counter any new act of aggression by Tel Aviv. Many analysts believe Israel is planning to launch fresh military aggression against Iran.

On June 13, Israel launched a blatant and unprovoked act of aggression against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that killed at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians. The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in blatant violation of international law.

In response, the IRGC launched a meticulously calculated series of missile and drone strikes over twelve days. These targeted assaults, now known to have reached 22 distinct operational waves, dismantled key Israeli military, intelligence, and technological infrastructure—leading to a pressured halt in hostilities.

Iranian attacks struck several key targets in the occupied territories, including the Kirya often referred to as Israel’s “Pentagon,” Camp Moshe Dayan, a training and operations center for military intelligence officers, Tel Nof is one of the most fortified airbases in the occupied territories, Nevatim is Israel’s primary base for operating U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighters, Hatzerim, another vital air base as well as the Ovda airbase, which is a key Israeli military installation said to house command-and-control systems and electronic warfare capabilities.

Iran has announced, time and again, that it will give a crushing response to any military aggression or any move jeopardizing its national security.

The senior general went on to say that Iran’s defense might relies on domestically developed weapons, highlighting the significance of the country’s state-of-the-art resources to counter enemies.

During the Israeli attacks, Iran noticed certain shortcomings in its air defense systems and fleet of fighter jets. The country is likely to rely on its allies China and Russia to redress the shortcomings, possibly by purchasing military hardware to further modernize its defense might.

However, Iran has reiterated that its missile capability was not affected, at all, during the Israeli aggression. General Naqdi had said earlier that, “Our missiles have not suffered even a scratch.” 

The top commander’s remarks followed the Tel Aviv regime’s claims that part of Iran’s missile capabilities had been destroyed during the 12-day aggression.