In a rare and revealing statement, Iran’s air force commander, Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Mousavi, acknowledged that Israel’s campaign during July’s 12-Day War destroyed two decades of Iranian strategic planning.
According to him, long-term military projects and capabilities that Tehran had quietly built up “were dismantled in days,” exposing the regime’s vulnerability and the precision of Israel’s strikes.
This admission underscores how deeply the Iranian military — including its air defenses, strategic bases, and regional force-projection networks — was damaged. Israel’s concentrated attacks targeted critical infrastructure, command systems, and weapons development hubs, leaving Iran struggling to rebuild and reassess its regional posture.
The fact that such a senior Iranian officer publicly concedes this level of defeat reflects both internal pressure on the regime and the magnitude of Israel’s operational success.