“Revenge inevitable, we will decide how and when” –

Israel and the United States are on alert for Iran’s possible reaction following this week’s Israeli airstrike in Damascus that killed seven Iranian commanders. This was reported by the New York Times, according to which Iranian officials believe that Tehran is determined to respond. And the confirmation comes from the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri: “The Israeli attack will not go unanswered. Iran’s revenge is inevitable and Tehran will decide how and when to carry out the retaliatory operation”, he stated. “The recent Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, is a sort of madness and represents the suicide of the Zionist regime”, assured Bagheri, during the funeral in Isfahan of one of the two senior officers killed, Mohmmad Reza Zahedi , commander of an elite Guardian unit responsible for Iran’s external operations.

US military forces in the region have been placed on high alert. According to an Israeli official, Israel also put its military on high alert, canceled leave for combat units, recalled some reservists to air defense units and blocked GPS signals. Two Iranian officials who requested anonymity said Iran had put all its armed forces on high alert and that the decision had been made that Tehran must respond directly to the Damascus attack to create deterrence. There is also high attention in Italy: yesterday the Israeli embassy in Rome was also closed.