New threats from Hezbollah: Iran's “response is inevitable” to Israel for the attack on the consulate in Damascus

The leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said today that Iran's response to Israel's attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which left 16 people dead, was “inevitable”. “Rest assured that the Iranian response to the blow to the consulate in Damascus is inevitable,” Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address. “Where, how, when and on what scale the response will be, we are not obliged to ask,” he added, believing the decision rested with Tehran. Seven Iranian soldiers, including two high-ranking officers, were killed in the airstrike on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital on Monday. Iran immediately blamed Israel, which did not confirm responsibility for the strike. According to the head of the Lebanese armed group – which is an ally of Iran – the strike on the consulate is a turning point after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas which is […]
Source: News Beast

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