Iran's supreme leader has honored the Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander for the Islamic republic's missile strikes on Israel, according to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's official website. "Ayatollah Khamenei presented the Order of Fath ('Conquest' in Farsi) to General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the Guards Aerospace Force," the website stated on Sunday.
The decoration was awarded due to the "brilliant 'Honest Promise' operation," the website added. Hajizadeh, 62, has led the Guards aerospace unit since its inception in 2009. On Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched approximately 200 missiles at Israel in response to an Israeli air strike that resulted in the deaths of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and IRGC top general Abbas Nilforoushan in Beirut.
This marks Iran's second direct assault on Israel within six months, following a missile and drone attack in April in retaliation for a deadly strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus, which Tehran attributed to Israel. Israel has pledged to retaliate following Tuesday's Iranian missile attack.
