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Wave 12 of Operation True Promise 3 launched, Sejjil deployed: IRGC

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  • 18 Jun 2025 21:56
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Iran’s IRGC has launched its 12th wave of Operation True Promise 3 against "Israel", deploying Sejjil missiles.

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  • Rescue team work at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025 (AP)
    Rescue team works at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)

Iran launched its 12th wave of Operation True Promise 3 against "Israel", triggering sirens across all of the occupied territories as Tehran sent heavy missiles toward "Israel".

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that at the start of the 12th wave of Operation True Promise 3, they launched highly explosive missiles in a two-stage attack. The IRGC also stated that in the 12th wave, Sejjil missiles, a class of ultra-heavy, medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs), were launched.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Tehran reported that the latest missile barrage included new advanced weaponry and involved launches from multiple provinces across Iran.

#WATCH | Footage documents the moment a missile was launched from #Iran.

According to #AlMayadeen’s correspondent in #Tehran, new, advanced missiles were deployed in the latest missile launch, including the Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile.#IranUnderAttack… pic.twitter.com/lLlMJGMZTT

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) June 18, 2025

Meanwhile, an Israeli military radio source reported that Iran appears to have begun deploying heavy Khorramshahr missiles, which carry a warhead weighing 1.5 tons of explosives. 

Israeli Army Radio reported, citing a security source, that the Iranian missile launched in the final salvo toward the central Gush Dan region was "exceptional in terms of its type, weight, and the amount of explosives it carried," stressing that it exceeded expectations.

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Following the launch, sirens sounded all across the occupied territories, including Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Ramat Gan, Hashfula, and much of northern and central "Israel". 

Specs. of Sejjil missile introduced in 2008:

  • Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
  • Two-stage ballistic missile with an option for a maneuverable re-entry vehicle (MaRV)
  • Can be launched from both mobile platforms and fixed sites
  • Length: 18 meters
  • Caliber: 1.25 meters
  • Launch weight: 23,600 kg
  • Warhead: Around 700 kg, includes many variations depending on operational needs
  • Range: 2,000 to 2,500 km

Settlers to choose between slow death, swift escape: IRGC

In a statement it published on Wednesday evening, the IRGC issued a direct message to Israeli settlers, warning them of its upcoming strikes on the Israeli entity.

"To the residents of the occupied territories in al-Quds! The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, backed by the brave Iranian people, have already shattered the Zionist army’s air defense systems in previous operations. Today, the skies over the occupied lands are wide open to Iranian missiles and drones," the statement detailed.

The IRGC emphasized that its missile strikes will be precise and ongoing, highlighting that the headquarters of Mossad and Aman, along with the Israeli army's airbases, were targeted across various locations in the occupied territories.

Sirens "will not go silent, not even for an instance," the group said, presenting the settlers with one of two choices: either stay in "Israel" and deal with the consequences or leave. 

"You must choose between a slow death in a hellish life in bunkers, or a quick escape from the lands your ancestors usurped, so that you may find life outside the coming hell."

Iran requests UNSC session

In a different context, Iran formally requested an urgent emergency session of the United Nations Security Council, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent, who simultaneously reported that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had begun advocating for an immediate cessation of hostilities as a necessary precondition for negotiating a sustainable ceasefire agreement

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