According to Iranian sources on the 18th, Majid Mousavi, commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, issued a statement saying that Iran plans to "launch the strongest retaliatory strike against the enemy to date," making the enemy's airspace "more spectacular." The statement said this escalated retaliatory action aims to respond to the Iranian people's call for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to strike the enemy more heavily. Mousavi emphasized, "Hostile forces have absolutely no possibility of defeating Iran." (CCTV)