TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country’s retaliatory ‘True Promise’ operation against the Israeli regime has transformed the regional conditions. “The regional situation has changed ... after the Islamic Republic of Iran’s retaliatory and punitive measure against the Zionist regime’s sensitive sites and military base,” the top commander said at the National Defense University of Iran on Tuesday. Hailing the Iranian armed forces for giving a decisive response to the Zionist regime’s crimes by conducting the True Promise Operation, the general said, “This response was given by displaying the national determination against the (Israeli) regime and had strategic impacts at the regional and global levels, by God’s grace.” In a meeting with top military commanders on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei admired the Iranian Armed Forces for manifesting the countr
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel’s war on Gaza is upsetting many Americans who think it must follow growing demands for an immediate ceasefire, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos survey found only 32 percent of respondents said “the US should support Israel”. That is down from 41 percent from a poll conducted on October 12-13 – just days after the war broke out. About 68 percent of respondents said they agreed with the statement, “Israel should call a ceasefire and try to negotiate”. Some 39 percent supported the idea “the US should be a neutral mediator”, compared with 27 percent a month earlier. Only 4 percent of respondents said the United States should support Palestinians, while 15 percent said the US shouldn’t be involved at all in the war. While the US has been a significant Israeli ally, just 31 percent of respondents said they supported sending Israel weapons. The plunge in support fol