Israel’s foreign minister threatened Wednesday that his country’s forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel, as tensions between the rival powers flare following the killings of Iranian generals in a blast at the Iranian consulate in Syria.

“If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Israel Katz said in a post on X in both Farsi and Hebrew.

The remarks came after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated early Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    Israel attacks Iran, then immediately tries to claim they’re the victim like every other fascist group.

    It’s fucking disgusting Biden is willing to risk letting trump win the election because Biden won’t stop supporting this genocide none of his voters want.

    He cares more about Israel than America.

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      No it’s not, because Israel struck Iran first, and now they’re trying to play the victim.

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        Sure, but it still seems logical to me that if Iran strikes Israel directly, Israel will strike Iran back. That’s what literally any country would do if another country attacked them directly. I’m only surprised Iran hasn’t already retaliated for Israel’s attack on them in Damascus.

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          Iran is used to having their assets destroyed in Syria by Israel. That’s why

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            The only compliment I will give to the theocratic fascist regime in Tehran is that when it comes to Israel, they’ve shown remarkable restraint.

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          I think you’re missing the main point. Iran hasn’t shrugged off the facts that Is(not)real, and Iran gave a verbal warning. Which Is(not)real has not taken accountability or even given Iranian government a heads up about one consulate buildings with 12 DEAD…

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            Your point would be much better made if you didn’t refer to childish nicknames like “Is(not)real.” If you do not think Israel should exist, there are better ways to say so. You are only undercutting what you’re trying to say.

            Furthermore, your point has nothing to do with mine, so it would have been better made if you had not made it in reply to me.

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    Well, what a pickle Iran had put themselves in.

    First they promised to punish Israel with “brave men”, only to try to use the Palestinian suffering as a shield to get out of threats they didn’t think through before making them. Now Israel responds, as expected, that they are not backing down an inch.

    One might wonder that if Iran was so keen on helping the Palestinians and having all those “brave men”, why not attack Israel to help the Palestinians instead of hiding behind their suffering like a coward?

    Yo, Iran… Maybe not sponsor terrorism and maybe not escalate the situation further? Maybe actually let your love for the Palestinians, and not your hate for Israel, guide you?