According to a representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran was ready to attack 400 American targets in the Middle East.
Iranian Aerospace Forces Air Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said he expected the United States to respond to Iran’s rocket attack on Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq, where the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is stationed earlier this year was ready to attack 400 US forces in the Middle East.
“If the United States responded to our attack on Ain al-Assad, we would be ready to attack 400 American targets,” said the Iranian military commander. “By killing General Suleymani, the Americans wanted to show that they had destroyed the symbol of resistance, and were sure that Iran would not will respond to their attack. But then they felt a certain threat, so they announced that Washington would aim at 52 (Iranian) cities if the Islamic Republic aimed at US forces. ”
Recall, the commander of the special forces “Codes” as part of the IRGC, Brigadier General Kassem Suleimani died on the night of January 3 as a result of an air strike at the territory of Baghdad International Airport. In response, on the night of January 8, Iran attacked with two missile bases in Iraq, on which the US military was stationed. According to the Pentagon, as a result of an Iranian missile strike, 109 US troops stationed, including on the basis of Ain al-Assad, received light concussions.