Mohammadreza Naqdi, an adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said on Sunday evening at a gathering of government supporters in Babol County that the country’s missile centers did not suffer any damage despite heavy bombardments, and that strategic reserves remained completely intact.

Naqdi added: “The departure of the U.S. Fifth Fleet from its bases in Bahrain and the pullback to the ocean proves their fear of the region becoming their graveyard.”

The IRGC adviser added: “While the enemy claims that our aircraft have fallen, in reality more than 240 of their aircraft have been destroyed in this war.”