Iran's leaders insist the attack against Israel was a 'victory'
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Iran's leaders insist the attack against Israel was a 'victory'

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Iran's leaders insist the attack against Israel was a 'victory' Enlarge this image toggle caption Amir Cohen/REUTERS Amir Cohen/REUTERS ISTANBUL — From President Ebrahim Raisi on down, Iranian officials are heaping praise on the attack the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched against Israel Sunday. Sponsor Message At the United Nations in New York, Iran's Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani declared the operation was "completely in line with the Islamic Republic's inherent right to self-defense" after an airstrike in Damascus killed seven IRGC members, including two generals, on April 1. Iravani added that Iran's missiles exclusively targeted "military objectives" and said Iran had "no intention of engaging in conflict with the U.S." Iran's English-language Press TV news site led with a story based on anonymous IRGC sources who claimed that "all hypersonic missiles in Iran's strikes against Israel hit targets." In the days between the April 1 strike in Damascus and Iran's response, Israel made a point of warning Iran that any attack launched from Iran itself could provoke a retaliatory attack on Iranian soil.

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