In an interview on Friday, Baqaei referred to the military aggression of the Israeli regime and the United States against Iran, adding, “For the second time in less than a year, we are facing such a situation.”
He said, “If the path of negotiations had not been pursued, we would have owed it to the people, the region, and the international community. It might have been said that 'you did not go to negotiate, and if you had negotiated, the US would have been convinced, an agreement would have been reached, and war would have been avoided. But that did not happen.'”
“Now, what is important to us is to show the enemy that you cannot start a war whenever you want and then call for a ceasefire whenever you want. Our armed forces are very determined to give the enemy a decisive and unforgettable lesson,” Baqaei noted.
The US and the Israeli regime launched joint military aggression on Iran on February 28 some eight months after they attacked the country in June last year. Both attacks came as Tehran was in the midst of diplomatic talks with Washington over its peaceful nuclear program.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was assassinated in a US-Israeli terrorist airstrike targeting his residence and office on February 28.
In response, Iran carried out targeted, proportionate self-defense strikes against Israeli positions and US regional bases, warning that further aggression will face a harsher response.
IRNA