A direct assault by Iran on Israel could also be “imminent” following the killing of a high Iranian commander in Damascus, specialists have reportedly warned.
Iran has to date been reluctant “to be instantly concerned within the battle with Israel”, mentioned Sky Information’s Center East correspondent Alistair Bunkall. However intelligence sources in Washington reportedly mentioned that Iran is planning a direct hit in retaliation for the deaths of Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi and different senior army officers in an assault on the Iranian embassy in Syria.
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