President Masoud Pezeshkian says anyone who harbors the illusion of destroying Iran knows nothing about the country’s history and past.

Pezeshkian made the remarks in a post on his X account on Tuesday, saying Iran is the heir to a civilization with a history of at least 6,000 years.

“In the course of history, no power has been able to erase this renowned name.”

The Iranian president underscored the fact that the Iranian nation is fundamentally characterized by its enduring strength.

He said those who imagine they can destroy Iran are unaware of the country’s deep historical roots and legacy.

“Invaders have come and gone,” the president wrote, “but Iran has remained.”

The United Stated and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in the region.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have successfully neutralized a major part of the US-Israeli radar capabilities, making Israeli military sites more vulnerable to precision strikes, says a military spokesman.

Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia of the Iranian Army said on Tuesday that the destruction of these surveillance systems has allowed advanced Iranian drones to penetrate air defenses more easily than in the past.

“The Army’s indigenous and advanced drones, relying on modern technology and updated guidance systems, have performed effectively in destroying enemy positions,” General Akraminia said.

He said the Army and IRGC are now hitting enemy targets with “higher precision” due to the degradation of their early-warning systems.

According to intelligence assessments published by Iranian media outlets, approximately half of the radar systems used by US and Israeli forces in the region have been destroyed. The remaining half are reportedly suffering from severe interference and operational weaknesses.

The reports, quoting military sources, also suggest that the enemy is facing a critical shortage of munitions, having consumed 75% of their available stockpiles.

In response to the air defense vacuum, reports indicate the United States has begun transferring missile defense equipment from East Asia to the Middle East to compensate for the losses.

General Akraminia, in his remarks, also condemned the use of Iraqi airspace by American-Zionist forces.

He said despite objections from the Iraqi government, these forces continue to utilize the neighboring country’s skies to conduct aggression against Iran in violation of international law.

“The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond to any aggression or threat proportionately, quickly, and decisively,” the spokesman said.

TEHRAN: While Iran hits back against US and Israeli attacks with missiles and drones, it is also fighting a propaganda war with a Lego-style animation video complete with toy renditions of Donald Trump, bombs and warplanes.

Iran’s state-run Revayat-e Fath institute released its video on state television following the February 28 US-Israeli attacks that martyred supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered the Middle East war.

The two-minute video has since been shared on Meta-owned platforms and on X, garnering tens of thousands of likes and shares.

With no dialogue, it appears designed to have international reach in a war that has rattled energy and stock markets, and divided world public opinion.

The video kicks off with Lego-type depictions of US President Trump flanked by Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and the devil himself, looking at an album titled the “Epstein file” (sic).

Enraged, Trump hits a red button to kick off the war, and sends a missile through the clouds that hits what looks like a classroom, with toys representing girls wearing pink headscarves as they listen to their smiling teacher.

After the teacher writes on the board the words “My homeland is my life”, the screen goes dark. The next scene shows a pink backpack and a pair of pink shoes in the rubble of a strike.

An Iranian officer, also in Lego-inspired form, picks up the bag and weeps, before his sadness turns to rage.

Iran has accused the United States and Israel of conducting a deadly strike on a school in Minab in the south on the first day of the war.

AFP has neither been able to access the site in order to verify the incident nor obtain independent confirmation of the toll.

With a nationalist score playing, the video later shows Iranian Revolutionary Guards retaliating by attacking US interests and Israel across the region.

The video ends with a message saying it was made in remembrance of students killed in the strike, “who were martyred at the hands of Zionist and American terrorists”.