TEHRAN
\nIran has replaced the air defense systems damaged during its 12-day war with Israel last month, a senior army general said on Sunday according to state media.
\nIsrael launched an unprecedented surprise bombing campaign against Iran in mid-June, prompting Tehran to respond with drone and missile attacks.
\nIsrael\u2019s strikes dealt a significant blow to the Islamic republic\u2019s air defenses, which were repeatedly activated in the capital Tehran and across the country throughout the war.
\n\u201cThe Zionist enemy sought to destroy Iran\u2019s defense capabilities, and some of our defense systems were damaged in that war,\u201d army operations chief Mahmoud Mousavi was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.
\n\u201cThe damaged defense systems have now been replaced,\u201d he added.
\nIran\u2019s air defense network includes systems like the domestically built Bavar-373 and Khordad-15, designed to counter missiles and aircraft.
\nIran also installed Russia\u2019s S-300 air defense systems in 2016.
\nThe war with Israel killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, while Iranian fire killed at least 28 people in Israel, according to authorities in each country.
\nIsrael\u2019s attacks targeted military infrastructure and nuclear facilities across Iran.
\nOn June 22, Israel\u2019s ally the United States also carried out unprecedented strikes on Iranian nuclear sites at Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz.
\nThe full extent of the damage to Iran\u2019s nuclear program remains unclear.
\nUS President Donald Trump has insisted the sites were \u201ccompletely destroyed,\u201d but US media reports have cast doubt on the severity of the damage.
\nOn Friday, NBC News, citing a military damage assessment, reported that only one of the three sites was mostly destroyed.
\nA ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been in effect since June 24.
\nAfter the truce was announced, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear capabilities, raising the prospect of renewed conflict.
\nEarlier in July, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel was formulating a plan to \u201censure that Iran cannot threaten Israel again.\u201d
\nKatz said the military had to maintain its \u201cair superiority over Tehran, the ability to enforce restrictions on Iran and prevent it from rebuilding its capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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