Iran’s military chief, General Hamad Hossein Bagheri, announced a strong response to the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
General Hamad Hussain Bagheri said that the attack on the embassy was a suicide mission of Israel.
On the other hand, Israel’s defense minister said yesterday that Israel is ready to deal with any situation that may arise with Iran.
It should be noted that on April 1, 12 people, including the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, were martyred in a missile attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria by Israel.
According to the news of the foreign news agency “Reuters”, Israel targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria, as a result of which its building was destroyed.
Syrian and Iranian media confirmed the attack on the consulate.
Among the dead was Mohammad Reza Zahidi, a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
Iran’s state television said that several Iranian diplomats were killed in the Israeli strike.
After the incident, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Israeli government will have to bear the consequences of the recent attack on the Iranian embassy.
He said the attack on the Iranian embassy would not save Israel from its impending defeat in Gaza, where it has been engaged in a nearly six-month-old offensive against the Palestinians.
He said that the cowardly actions of the Zionist government will not prevent their inevitable defeat, they will definitely have to face the consequences of this action.
He announced that “the series of defeats of the Zionist regime in Gaza will continue and this regime will come close to collapse.”
After the attack on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 4, Israel has put its air defense system on high alert in view of fearing a dangerous response from Iran.
The Israeli army also called reserve soldiers in view of the expected attack from the Iranian side.
After the attack on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on April 6, the American media expressed the strong possibility that Iran would attack American and Israeli centers next week.
American broadcaster CNN claimed that Iran is preparing to retaliate against the attack on the consulate in Syria, possibly targeting the Israeli diplomatic center.
According to the report, the United States was put on high alert in view of a possible attack by Iran.
Iran warns America to stay away from Israel
Iran issued a warning to the US to stay away from the whole issue before possible retaliation against Israel, while Israel closed 28 of its embassies in different countries in anticipation of a possible attack by Iran.
Mohammad Jamshidi, deputy chief of the Iranian president, clarified that he sent a message to America not to fall into Israel’s trap and also told that America should stay away from this whole issue so that it is not affected in any way.
On April 7, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned that the embassies of the Zionist state are no longer safe after the Israeli attack on its embassy in Syria.
