Tehran is preparing retaliatory measures for Israeli attacks on its diplomatic mission in Damascus, but wants to avoid a wider confrontation. The newspaper reports this Financial Times.
According to the publication, the retaliatory measures announced by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khameneiled the leadership of the Islamic Republic to a dilemma: how to calibrate the response measures in order to send a powerful signal to opponents, and at the same time not unleash a larger conflict.
Note that in 2020, the Iranian leader also promised to “severely punish” those involved in the murder Qassem Soleimani, the country’s revered military leader. As a result, Iran attacked a US base in Iraq, but to avoid escalation, according to the publication, the leadership of the republic warned the US command, which is why not a single American soldier was killed.
In this case, Israel has increased the degree of tension in the region and the entire Islamic East is awaiting a response from Iran. According to a Lebanese analyst Kassem Kassira, the response is necessary to “maintain the deterrence equation.” If the government of the republic leaves the situation without “legal” retribution, it risks losing credibility both among its military and in proxy groups like Hamas.
Recall, Israel caused a rocket strike on the diplomatic quarter in Damascus, which resulted in the destruction of the consulate building. Died 13 people, including 7 military advisers, including two high-ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
