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Iran and Israel traded new threats on Wednesday, elevating issues over when and the way Tehran would possibly reply to final week's Israeli strike in Syria that killed a number of senior Iranian commanders.
Iran's management has repeatedly vowed to avenge the lethal April 1 assault on the Iranian embassy constructing in Damascus. US officers have stated they’re ready for a potential Iranian response and Israel has put its navy on alert.
Iran's supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated threats of retaliation in a speech on Wednesday marking Eid al-Fitr, the vacation marking the tip of the holy month of Ramadan. Attacking the embassy constructing, he stated, “It means they’ve attacked our soil.”
“The rogue regime has made a mistake and should and shall be punished,” he stated, in line with state information company IRNA.
The response of Israel's International Minister, Israel Katz, was swift: “If Iran assaults from its territory, Israel will react and assault Iran,” he wrote in Persian on X.
Israel has not publicly claimed duty for the assault in Damascus, however a number of Israeli officers confirmed its involvement to The New York Instances.
Analysts warning that whereas either side in all probability wish to keep away from open struggle, any miscalculation may very well be expensive and result in broader regional tensions.
Israel has been exchanging hearth with Iran-backed militant teams because the struggle in Gaza erupted following a Hamas-led offensive on October 7.