A US official has stated that the United States is on high alert and getting ready for a potential attack from Iran that could target Israeli or American assets in the region as retaliation for Israel's strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
“We’re definitely at a high state of vigilance,” the official said on Friday, verifying a CNN report suggesting that an attack may occur within the next week.
Iran's consulate in Damascus was attacked by suspected Israeli warplanes on Monday, resulting in the death of an Iranian military commander and signaling a significant increase in Israel's conflict with its neighboring adversaries.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that seven Iranian military advisors were killed in the attack, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a top commander in the Quds Force, a special unit for foreign espionage and paramilitary operations.
Iran asserts its right to retaliate following an Israeli strike on its consulate, prompting concerns over escalating conflict. US President Biden discusses the situation with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, pledging full support for Israel's defense against Iranian threats.
The Israeli strike on Iran's consulate escalates tensions, sparking concerns of wider conflict in the Middle East. The attack destroyed the consular annex, resulting in casualties, including a Revolutionary Guards commander, as reported by Iranian state TV and Damascus.
The attack on Monday was the first ever instance of the extensive embassy compound being struck, occurring while tensions have been escalating surrounding Tel Aviv's conflict in Gaza and the increasing hostility between Israel and Iran's allies.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group based in the UK, reported that eight individuals, including multiple Guards members, were killed by “Israeli missiles… destroyed the building of an annex to the Iranian embassy”.
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