HIBAPRESS – Agencies
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced on Monday the targeting of the helicopter carrier and the amphibious assault landing ship "USS Tripoli- LHA-7", with 5,000 sailors and marines on board, as part of wave 98 of the "True Promise 4" operation.
A statement from the Public Relations of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, as reported by official television, stated: "The helicopter carrier and the amphibious operations landing ship 'LHA 7' belonging to the US Army, carrying more than 5,000 sailors and marines, were subjected to intense bombardment with high-speed missiles, forcing them to retreat towards the depths of the southern Indian Ocean." The statement added: "The naval and aerospace defense forces of the Revolutionary Guard, in response to warnings issued by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, initiated this morning wave 98 of the 'True Promise 4' operation in combined and strategic operations against command, operations, logistics headquarters, and the industrial and military infrastructure of the United States and the Zionist entity." The statement continued: "In the first part of the operation, naval mujahideen targeted the container ship 'SDN7', belonging to the Zionist entity, with a cruise missile, resulting in its destruction and a large fire. Iranian ballistic missiles also accurately targeted northern and southern Tel Aviv, strategic centers in Haifa, chemical companies and factories in Beersheba, and locations of the Israeli forces in Petah Tikva, with the advanced air defense of the Zionists unable to intercept the missiles." The statement clarified: "In another part of the operation, the joint production center for drones between the Emirates and the Zionist entity, in addition to a number of aircraft at Ali Al-Salem Air Base, were targeted with precision missiles and drones."
