Politico: Iran threatens Israel again with airstrike on Syrian consulate

Politico: Iran threatens Israel again with airstrike on Syrian consulate

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April 4 2024, 06:32 AM • 21916 views

Iran again threatens to retaliate against Israel for the airstrike on its consulate in Syria that killed military commanders and officials.

On April 3, Iranian officials repeated threats against Israel after an IDF air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria, which killed military commanders and officials. This was reported by Politico, according to UNN.

Details

The publication noted that President Ibrahim Raisi said that the attack "will not go unanswered," and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei allegedly repeated several times on television and social media that Israel "will be punished.

With God's help, we will force the Zionists to repent of their crime of aggression against the Iranian consulate in Damascus,

- Khamenei wrote in Hebrew on the social network X.

Recall

The Iranian consulate in Damascus was hit by an airstrike that killed two Iranian generals and several diplomats; Syria and Iran accused Israel of the attack.

Iran vows to retaliate for the deadly attack on its consulate in Damascus, which is being linked to Israel.