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Iran has denied that it reduced missile launches because of depleted stockpiles, a senior Iranian official told CNN, saying the change reflects a new strategy focused on quality over quantity.
The unnamed official said Iran is now using advanced precision missiles to strike sensitive military and security sites, and that one missile “easily” penetrated multiple layers of US and Israeli defense systems, including THAAD, Patriot, Arrow, and Iron Dome.
Five members of Revolutionary Guards were killed in an Israeli strike on targets in Khorramabad, a city in the western province of Lorestan, IRGC's local unit said Saturday, according to state-affiliated Mehr News.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has repeatedly informed Israel that Iran has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons, RIA Novosti reported Saturday, citing an interview with Sky News Arabia.
The commander of Iran’s Quds Force arms transfer unit, Behnam Shahriari, was killed while traveling in western Iran, more than 1,000 kilometers from Israel’s border, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday in a post on its official X account.
The IDF said Shahriari was responsible for transferring weapons and funds to proxy groups including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, and played a central role in supplying rockets used against Israel during the current war.
His death, the IDF said, dealt a major blow to Iran’s regional network and the ability of its allies to rebuild after Israeli military operations.
Iran has filed a formal complaint against Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing him of bias and failure to protect Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities, Iran’s UN envoy said in a letter to the Security Council.
The letter, submitted by Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani and published by state media on Saturday, said Grossi failed to take preventive action against Israeli threats and ignored international resolutions banning attacks on civilian nuclear sites.
Iran also criticized Grossi’s public comments ahead of Israel’s recent strikes and accused him of “politicized and selective” conduct. The letter called his actions a violation of the IAEA’s statute and demanded the complaint be circulated as an official Security Council document.
