Israeli launched a strike against the Iranian embassy in Damascus on April 1.
Ever since Israel launched a strike against the Iran ian embassy in Damascus on April 1, killing seven people including two senior members of Iran ’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, fears have mounted that Tehran would order a revenge attack against Israel . Bloodcurdling rhetoric from Iran ’s leaders has done nothing to allay those fears, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declaring that Israel “must be punished and it shall be”.
The assassination of Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the Quds Force commander overseeing Syria and Lebanon, and six other personnel on April 1 was thus far from unprecedented. What was distinctive was the location: the first Israeli assault on an Iranian diplomatic complex. Read more: Iran: with a tanking economy and an election in weeks, the Islamic Republic tries to rally support by acting tough
Tehran reinforced the need for this display when it miscalculated with a blatant falsehood. Iranian officials said that the US asked them not to attack American personnel, implying that Washington would stand aside if the target was Israel. That raised the stakes for the US, including President Joe Biden, to reaffirm “ironclad” support for Israel.
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