Iran confirms uninterrupted missile production despite Israeli attacks

Iran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh has said that its production of missiles remained intact, following Israeli air strikes targeting military facilities on October 26.

“There has been no interruption in the process of producing offensive systems such as missiles,” he told reporters, Caliber.Az reports, citing Iranian media.

“The enemy tried to damage both our defensive and offensive systems,” he added.

Nasirzadeh noted that Israel's attempt to damage Iran's defence and offensive capabilities has failed.

Earlier, Iran's defence minister said that the Islamic Republic had managed to repair all the damage caused to the country's military infrastructure during the Israeli missile strike in a short period of time.

To recall, Israel launched missile strikes on Iran on October 26. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the airstrikes targeted military plants involved in the production of rockets used to strike Israel, multiple installations, including surface-to-air missile systems and air defence facilities. The operation involved over 100 aircraft operating from a distance of 2,000 kilometres.

Israel said the attack was a retaliation for Iran's attack on Israel on October 1, which Iran claimed was an act of "self-defence" in retaliation for Israel's assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan.

Later after the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the strikes “hit Iran’s defence capabilities and missile production.”

However, Iran’s armed forces said the attack killed four soldiers and caused “limited damage” to a few radar systems. Iranian media said a civilian was also killed.

Israel has warned Iran against retaliating, while Tehran, asserting it does not seek war, vowed an “appropriate response.”

By Khagan Isayev