Missile launches carried out in Iran

Iranian state media reported that missile exercises were being held in various regions of the country on December 22. Videos of rocket launches are published. According to unofficial information, the videos were filmed in the area of ​​Tehran, Esfahan and Mashhad.

“The purpose of the Iranian missile program is to protect the territory of the Islamic Republic. It is not a subject of negotiations. We are talking about our defense capabilities, designed to force potential aggressors to think about their actions,” said Esmail Baghai, a spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on Saturday, December 20, spoke with the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, and said that the missile exercises launched by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could be used as cover for a surprise attack on Israel. Axios writes about this, citing three Israeli and American sources.

Earlier, the news service of the Kan media corporation reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of consultations with security officials on Iran’s attempts to restore and increase its missile capabilities after the latest standoff.

The Iranian threat is expected to be one of the main topics of Netanyahu’s upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump. Jerusalem doubts that the American leader will agree to a preventive Israeli strike on missile sites.