Press TV – May 16, 2024
A senior Iranian commander sounds a note of warning addressed to the UK, Germany, and France after the trio deployed their warplanes to defend the Israeli regime against a retaliatory operation staged by Iran last month.
Brigadier General Esmail Qa’ani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), made the remarks on Wednesday.
“All criminals should know [this] that their measures and crimes have been chalked up to their accounts,” Qa’ani said.
“France, Germany, and the UK should not think that they deployed the planes that night and that the issue was over. Yes, that night was over, but they will be held accountable in due course,” he added.
The commander was addressing a ceremony held to mark 40 days since the martyrdom of the IRGC’s General Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi.
Haji Rahim, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an IRGC Quds Force commander, and five of their accompanying officers were all martyred on April 1 in an Israeli terrorist attack against Iran’s diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital Damascus.
In retaliation, the IRGC targeted the occupied territories late on April 13 with a barrage of drones and missiles. The retaliatory strikes, dubbed Operation True Promise, inflicted heavy damage on Israeli military bases across those territories.
According to Qa’ani, the United States and the entire Western military alliance of NATO contributed all of their military capabilities towards defending the occupying regime against the Iranian operation.
“[Up to] seven to eight naval groups were deployed to the Black Sea to prevent the [Iranian] operation,” he said, adding that more than 200 aircraft were also scrambled across the region’s skies during the night of the operation.
The commander described the aerial expanse, where the operation was conducted, as “the most condensed spot in the world as far as [the issue of] air defense is concerned,” billing the operation as “unprecedented and historically unachievable.”
Qa’ani reminded that the Islamic Republic had previously informed various concerned parties about the pending operation.
“True Promise was an overt operation… The time of the operation was [already] clear as daylight to the Zionist regime and the United States,” he said, noting that the Islamic Republic “displayed its strength, steadfastness, and power to the whole world” during the operation.
“The [Operation] True Promise’s victory is not [simply] limited to the number of missiles and drones that reached the occupied territories,” the commander stated. “There are so many secrets within this operation that would take one a long time to analyze,” he added.
Qa’ani hailed the role that was played by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the operation.
“Who in the world dares to take such a decision?” he asked, reminding that even the United States — Israel’s biggest ally — had announced following the Israeli terrorist attack that it would not enter the fray.
The commander, meanwhile, advised regional and extra-regional countries to learn from the US’s inability to protect the Israeli regime during the Iranian operation, calling on them not to take much comfort in relying on Washington.

Aftermath of the Poseidon moment.
in the depths of the ocean where secrets sleep
lies the british isles a tale to keep
the waves that once crashed on the shores so bright
now gently lap at the ruins of the night
the white cliffs of dover a beacon tall
now hide beneath the waves a fossil hall
the sound of gulls is replaced by whales’ sighs
as schools of fish dart by with curious eyes
the tower of london’s stone walls once strong
now crumble beneath the ocean’s song
the crown jewels lost in the darkness deep
reflect the glint of fish scales in endless sleep
bath abbey’s columns once a haven for prayer
now sway gently in the currents without a care
the roman baths where emperors once bathed
now host a colony of fish their secrets univested
the streets of london, where history was made
now weave through coral reefs where fish are played
big ben’s chimes silenced by the sea
echo through the water, in harmony
the ancient stones of stonehenge stand tall
though hidden beneath the waves they still enthrall
the fish that swim around them unaware of their might
dance and weave through the stones in endless delight
and when the visitors come to explore this new domain
they marvel at how well these landmarks serve as fish breeding grounds again
they note how well the architecture has adapted to its new role
as homes for fish and other creatures in this new oceanic goal
in this strange new world where humans are but few
the fish and sea creatures thrive in this underwater anew
and as we gaze upon these wonders lost and yet found
we’re reminded of our place in this vast ocean profound
France, Germany and Britain pay millions of Moslems to be on the dole where Europeans should have been living: will the Islamic countries thank them for that and stop making threats?
Israel doesn’t have a history, only a criminal record.
If Iran is really free of zio influence . God be with them .gott mit uns.
british people christians and muslims support palestine and iran
while the government supports israel
The Jew-Ruled west is beaten. They don’t know how to act now. They’re impotent and afraid.
Yet they have no reverse. They might force Russia to Nuke them. Nuking the Jew west wouldn’t be all negative. Sooner or later, the Jew chokehold on the west must be broken for good. It will happen, and how it will happen is largely up to the Jew west.
Jewry won’t operate in a multipolar world; they must rule the world. Just shows their insane supremacy, imparted by their cult of Death masquerading as a religion.
Is this any surprise Germany has outfitted Israel with a ready made Navy COSTING GERMAN TAXPAYERS HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS IN EURO.
Additional point….by all accounts George Galloway is currently visiting the Pope in Rome….what the hell is going on…this seems very odd!.
Galloway is a slippery fish it is difficult to pin him down….?!
marco still hasn’t comprehended that BRICS is governed by Jews just like NATO.
Why talk of “nuking the west?” Why talk of nuking at all? To avoid the cataclysm, Russia should send out highly trained and informed hit teams to take out specific targets. This will be far more effective than rendering entire continents unlivable for man and beast. Furthermore, they will be doing us, the common folk of the “west,” a great favor too!
Lewis Jones:
Blame Western governments for being 100% complicit and active participants in the ongoing Globalist Agenda (the Great Reset®) to ‘level the socio-economic playing field’ and stir chaos (Ordo ab Chaos).
It’s idiotic to blame “Moslems” (whatever the word means) for the “refugee” nightmare that’s engulfing the West. Instead, blame the Western leaders who are openly facilitating this scourge.
It might help to bone up on reality. You could begin with Klaus Anal Schwab’s blueprint for the future, The Great Reset.
This extraordinar paradigm shift in military might and power is clearly attributable to the unfathomable, interminable creative ability of God, the true parent of all of all human beings now resident on Mother Earth. Hariharananda, proclaiming God does everything through His children, agreed with Paramahamsa Ramakristna, the guru of the Great Swami Vivekananda.
Of course, both Hariharananada and his predecessor, Paramahamsa Ramakristna, were authentic teachers of true religion, and they, by the way, were blessed beyond measure because they could communicate directly with God.
Vivamus–I know all the talking points; sometimes I like to post a reminder that Islam invades Europe like a disease
why are we supporting israel ? its one big crime infested hole
the british public support palestine and iran
so why is the government out of step
i see that twat carl jones still thinks w w 2 is still going on
natzis natsiz whats wrong with him ?
@ Nick Kollerstrom
Bang on mate! Bang on!