Tehran, June 19 -- Amidescalatingtensions, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that it used ultra-heavy, long-range Sejjil missile for the first time in attacks on Israel.

The IRGC carried out the 12thwave of retaliatory missile strikes against the Zionist regime as part of Operation True Promise III on Wednesday night, June 18, the Iran's Embassy in India and Tasnim news agency reported.

Videos circulating on social media show the launch of the Sejjil missile, leaving a distinctive bright trail across the night sky.

Watch videos of the missile launch

In a statement, the IRGC declared that its forces had "shattered the Zionist army's defence system" and that "the sky of the occupied territories has now opened...