Iran vows to avenge deadly Syria strike blamed on Israel - BBC News

Israel will "regret this crime", Iran's supreme leader says of the attack that killed two generals.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, People burned Israeli and US flags at a protest in Tehran on Monday night, hours after the deadly strike in SyriaBy David GrittenBBC NewsIran has vowed to respond to what it said was an Israeli strike on Monday that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria's capital, Damascus.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel would "regret this crime", while President Ebrahim Raisi insisted that it would "not go unanswered".

Iranian state TV reported that seven Revolutionary Guards, including two generals, and six Syrians were killed.

The Israeli military said it did not comment on foreign media reports.

But an unnamed senior Israeli government official told Reuters news agency that those killed had "been behind many attacks on Israeli and American assets and had plans for additional attacks". They also insisted that the embassy "was not a target".

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