zion*st colony had until 9:00 a.m. attacked Iranian soil in three stages despite claims of a ceasefire agreement.

Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari was quoted by Defa Press as saying in a message that “the aggressor Zionist regime attacked … Iranian soil in 3 states until 9:00 AM (Iranian time) today.”

“The armed forces had previously announced that they will not leave any aggression unanswered and this regime will pay a heavy price,” he stated.

Hours after the zionist entity halted its aggression after 12 days as part of an agreement between Tel Aviv and Washington, the top Iranian security body lauded the country’s security forces for demonstrating “exemplary courage” in the face of Israeli hostilities.

The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced in a statement on Tuesday that the Israeli regime was forced to unilaterally end its aggression against the Islamic Republic following a determined and powerful response from the Iranian Armed Forces.

The Israeli regime has since June 13 waged an unprovoked war of aggression against the Islamic Republic by targeting the country’s nuclear, military and residential sites.

The aggression has resulted in the martyrdom of hundreds of Iranians, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists and ordinary citizens.

Iran has, in response, pounded with advanced missiles various areas in the occupied territories, with the Israeli regime’s officials imposing a rigorous censorship policy to keep the exact number of casualties in the dark.

PressTV report