Chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says Operation True Promise II served just as a warning to Israel, stressing that it was only a small part of Iran’s power.

Salami made the remarks at the mass funeral ceremony of Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan in the central city of Isfahan on Thursday, less than three weeks after the former IRGC senior commander was assassinated in an Israeli aggression on Lebanon.

“Operation True Promise II was a magnificent display of the power of a great nation whose art lies in creating unparalleled epics, showing no fear, and never backing down. We warn Israel that Operation True Promise II was a warning and alert. It was the smallest scale of action we could take, demonstrating only a small portion of our power,” Salami said.

On October 1, IRGC launched hundreds of supersonic ballistic missiles toward the Israeli entity’s military, espionage and intelligence bases all over the occupied territories, inflicting damage on them.

“We carried out Operation True Promise II to refine your calculations and make it clear that if you attack our interests, we will strike back. We acted to show you that if our national sovereignty is violated, we will target you in your own land without hesitation,” Salami warned, addressing Israel. 

“We wanted to convey that relying on missile defense alone won’t be enough, we will surpass it. Our goal was to demonstrate through action that you must adjust your behavior. And now we are telling you once again, as you know, when we say something, we follow through. Be careful not to make another mistake. If you misstep or attack any of our targets, whether in the region or inside Iran, we will strike you again and it will be painful.”

The operation – dubbed Operation True Promise II – came in response to the regime’s assassinations of Hamas’ chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Nilforoushan, an Iranian military advisory in Lebanon.

“You cannot massacre Muslim nations and expect to remain safe and at peace. This equation holds no place among Muslims. Be warned: We know your weaknesses and we have full command over your vulnerabilities. You understand how exposed you are, and we are telling you: If you attack any point, a painful strike will be delivered to that same point of yours in return,” the IRGC chief further warned.

Salami also dismissed the idea that the resistance front would be stopped by the martyrdom of its leaders and commanders.