Iran announced that a cruise missile targeting the city of Zanjan was blocked by air defense systems

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that a cruise missile carrying a 454-kilogram warhead targeting the city of Zanjan was blocked by air defense systems. In the statement of the Revolutionary Guard Army, “An advanced, stealth, long-range enemy cruise missile carrying a 1,000-pound (454 kilogram) warhead belonging to the enemy was destroyed in the skies of Zanjan by the new advanced defense system of the country’s integrated air defense network.” expressions were used.

Photos allegedly of the shot down cruise missile were shared in the country’s media. In attacks on Iran, the US military uses Tomahawk cruise missiles, and Israel uses Bullseye cruise missiles fired from warplanes. It was also reported in the American press that the US army carried out the attacks on a primary school in the city of Minab on February 28, in which more than 180 people, including 168 students aged 7-12, lost their lives, using Tomahawk missiles.

Source: AA