The bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, is believed to have been carried out by Israel, resulting in the death of seven people, including two generals. This attack raises concerns about the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East.
The bombing on Monday of the Iranian consulate in the Syria n capital, Damascus – in which seven people were killed, including two generals in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – is widely believed to have been perpetrated by Israel . The attack comes at a time when the UK and US governments claim they want to avoid what they euphemistically call the “conflict” in Gaza from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East .
Yet it is hard to imagine an act more likely to lead to a widening of hostilities than this brazen assassination of senior military officers of a sovereign state while they are in a diplomatic building in a third country. As is typical in situations such as this, Israel has made no comment, and it is unlikely that it will do so in the near futur
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