The US military's hasty withdrawal from Erbil, officially framed as a scheduled redeployment, was actually driven by Iranian precision strikes that destroyed Patriot air-defense systems there – as confirmed by satellite imagery – exposing the vulnerability of advanced US defenses to low-cost drones and forcing a strategic retreat that marks a victory for Iranian deterrence.

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has announced the successful dismantling of four organized operational cells belonging to Takfiri terrorist groups linked to hostile American and Zionist intelligence services.

On July 22, IRGC carried out precision strikes on King Faisal air base in Jordan, destroying eight MQ-9 drones, two helicopters, and F-15 support facilities, killing a number of US military personnel and exposing vulnerabilities in the American regional military infrastructure.

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps says it destroyed at least 11 US military aircraft and helicopters, along with dozens of drones and other aviation assets, at American bases across the region.

In response to US military aggression against southern Iran, which has primarily targeted civilian infrastructure, the Iranian armed forces continued their retaliatory operations on Thursday.

The United States deployed weapons “reserved for World War III” against Iran during the recent war of aggression, but failed to achieve its objectives, an Iranian military spokesman says.

The IRGC's top command says the force will adhere to the directives of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to punish the enemy.