IRGC: Iran's Intel Command Crushed Enemy's Plot in 12-Day Israeli War

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has credited Iran's intelligence operations inside Israel for driving the success of the country's missile and drone strikes against the occupying entity during a 12-day war that ended on June 24. In remarks on Thursday, IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naini emphasized that intelligence operations inside the Zionist regime played a crucial role in resolving existing ambiguities and further completing the IRGC's information bank.

"This information bank was highly effective in each of the missile and drone attacks, using data obtained through hacking, infiltration, and the collection of new intelligence, and one of the main reasons for the enemy's defeat in the war was their intelligence failure," General Naini said. The remarks come as Iran marks a significant victory over Israel's 12-day war of aggression, which resulted in the deaths of at least 1,064 people, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.

The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law. In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.

A Decisive Role in Preventing Enemy Attacks

General Naini also highlighted the success of the IRGC's operations in uncovering and neutralizing terrorist networks and arms trafficking in Tabriz, Mazandaran, Isfahan, and other regions. "These measures played a decisive role in preventing enemy attacks," he said. Most of the counter-revolutionary leaders were arrested before the start of the war, and during the twelve days of the war, not a single terrorist operation by organized groups took place.

Additionally, General Naini pointed to special successes gained by the IRGC in confronting major arms smugglers in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and Pakistan, as well as operations against the Mujahedin Khalq (MKO) terrorist group. These successes, he said, helped prevent enemy plots from being carried out.

A Nation United

General Naini also referred to the sense of victory and confidence among the Iranian people following the Israeli-US military aggression against Iran, stressing that "Eighty-two percent of the nation's people believe in Iran's victory." Credible global polls show that more than 60 percent of public opinion in the region and over 80 percent of the Iranian people believe that Iran emerged victorious in the war, and that the enemy failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives.

A Shared Perspective

Separately on Thursday, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces for Cultural and Software Affairs, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, also stressed that Iran emerged victorious in the 12-day war of aggression in June, saying that the enemy "made a mistake in its calculations" that led to its defeat against the Islamic Republic.

The shared perspective among Iranian officials and the public highlights the significance of intelligence operations in driving success during times of conflict. The IRGC's emphasis on the importance of information gathering and analysis serves as a testament to the critical role played by these efforts in shaping the outcome of war.