The
Khomeini regime, of course, realized the significance of the major victory
of the "Shining Sun" operation better than anyone else. It reacted
immediately. Official news bulletins began with a series of utterly false
claims which tried to portray the NLA offensive as an Iraqi attack accompanied
by the Mojahedin. This was followed by three consecutive announcements that
the regime had bombarded the operation zone. Responding to the claims, an
Iraqi military spokesman denied any clashes or encounters between Iraqi
forces and the Khomeini regime at the announced time and location, and described
the regime's efforts as an attempt to detract from the NLA victory.
Televised reports of the operation widely broadcast by major international networks and western journal ists' eyewitness reports of the offensive's prisoners and captured materiel shortly after its conclusion neutralized the regime's propaganda. Nevertheless, the desperate reactions of the regime indicate the gravity of the blows struck by the NLA and their immediate impact on the balance of power in favor of the Iranian Resistance.
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