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No Israeli embassy is safe from attack, Iranian military adviser warns
Emergency services work at a destroyed building hit by an air strike in Damascus, Syria, April 1, 2024.

A TOP Iranian military adviser warned Israel today that its diplomatic missions could face attack in retaliation for last week’s Israeli air strike on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus that killed 12 people, including two senior Iranian generals.

The attack in the Syrian capital and Iran’s reaction have increased fears that Israel’s brutal military action in Gaza could spark a wider war in the Middle East.

Israel, while not directly admitting involvement in the embassy attack has been preparing for Iranian retaliation and General Rahim Safavi’s remarks point to the attack on a diplomatic mission receiving a similar response.

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