Pictured is Khamenei
In this issue, Khamenei wants to slap Israel, and the United States says that Iran may retaliate against Israel within 48 hours.
As the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues, the situation in the Middle East has become increasingly tense. At this time, however, Israel seems intent on fueling the fighting, and on April 1, at least seven people were killed and many injured in an Israeli missile attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria.
According to later statistics, those killed in this case belonged to Iranian military personnel, including a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahdi, senior commander of the Quds Force. After the airstrikes, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Ali Khamenei made a tough statement that Israel would be "slapped in the face".
"Desperate efforts like the one they did in Syria won't save them from failure," he said. Of course, they will also be slapped for this action. In his April 2 speech, he also said that Israel would be punished for its "criminal acts." Iran's ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbar, also said he would "respond decisively", noting that it was done by the Air Force's F35 fighter jets.
The picture shows the scene of the air strike
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Kanaani said that Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy is a serious violation of international law, and that Israel's actions should be condemned in the strongest terms by the international community and the United Nations, and measures should be taken against Israel.
In the aftermath of the incident, the vast majority of countries condemned Israel's actions, while Syria directly defined the attack as a "terrorist attack", and the European Union also stood up and called on all parties to exercise restraint and not allow the situation to escalate further. The United States, on the other hand, claimed that it was unaware of the incident, and at the same time accused Iran of intervening in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the United Nations Security Council, which led to the continuous escalation of the situation.
The picture shows an Iranian missile
However, as a victim of this incident, Iran does not seem to be willing to give up, in addition to Khamenei's harsh words to "slap Israel", the US intelligence agencies also said that Iran will use hundreds of drones and missiles to carry out the first strike on Israel, and said that Iran is sending IRGC missiles to combat positions, perhaps retaliating against Israel within 48 hours.
Iran has not yet responded to the specifics, but judging by the powerful satellite intelligence system of the United States and Khamenei's tough statement, this matter does not seem to be groundless. After all, as an embassy of a country, it itself represents the territorial sovereignty and dignity of the country, and Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy in disregard of international law is tantamount to a violation of Iran's national sovereignty.
The picture shows the scene of the air strike
Without a frontal response, there is little guarantee that the Israeli army will not bomb other Iranian embassies next time. What's more, in this attack, there were also high-ranking commanders of the army killed, and in the face of such losses, there is still a great possibility that Iran will respond by force. Moreover, in response to possible retaliatory actions by Iran, Israel has ordered embassies to prepare for defense. At the same time, it was decided to call up reserve soldiers to strengthen the air defense.
In fact, there are several points worth pondering here, that is, why did Israel suddenly attack the Israeli embassy in Syria at this time? After the attack, will the Palestinian-Israeli conflict turn into a larger-scale Israeli-Iraqi war, or even a new war in the Middle East?
Judging from the current Palestinian-Israeli situation, the Israeli ground forces have already achieved a certain advantage in the offensive. However, the international situation did not favor his offensive, and as the Israeli army continued to advance, it caused great damage to civilian personnel and facilities on the ground, and caused casualties among innocent people.
For example, a charity called the World Central Kitchen confirmed that seven members had died in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Since the outbreak of the new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 32,705 Palestinians and injured 75,190. Therefore, the mainstream international opinion on the Palestinian-Israeli situation is that the two sides should immediately cease fire, and even on March 25, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution for the first time explicitly calling for a ceasefire between the two sides during the "Ramadan" month in Gaza.
The picture shows the front line of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Under such pressure, the Israeli side still chose to continue to push forward the offensive, and even decided to continue to attack Rafah, so as to further compress Hamas's living space. However, this is bound to be strongly resisted and even sanctioned by the international community, so it needs an excuse to expand the flames of war, and directly involve more countries in the Middle East, muddy the waters, and make the Security Council's resolutions a mere formality. From this point of view, the purpose of Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy in defiance of the world's condemnation is also very clear, and the following two possibilities cannot be ruled out.
On the one hand, it will attack Syria, which has always been opposed to Israel, and disrupt Syrian-Israeli relations, thereby weakening Syria's threat to itself. At the same time, the Iranian officer killed in the attack was a senior commander of the Quds Force, which in turn is the external operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and is responsible for military and intelligence missions outside Iran. Being able to achieve precision strikes, it is obvious that Israel has also made a lot of efforts behind the scenes, and it can also further attack Iran.
The picture shows the Iranian army
On the other hand, to draw Iran directly in, to lure Iran into doing it to itself, and then to expand the war. In fact, this game is not only trying to involve Iran, but also wants to pull the United States, Britain and other Western countries into this whirlpool. This is an attempt to circumvent the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution while continuing to receive assistance from Western countries. In order to achieve their own strategic goal of taking full control of Gaza, Rafah and other areas, and then achieving complete control over the entire Palestinian area.
The final impact, in fact, we can see some outlines here, is that Israel's goal has been halfway achieved, the Iranian embassy has been attacked, and its senior commander has been killed. And he is also actively preparing for war, calling up reserves, this set of actions is smooth, obviously before this, there should have been sufficient planning and preparation. As long as Iran launches a retaliatory attack on Israel, it will be another escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
As for whether it will eventually turn into an Israeli-Iraq war, it depends on whether Iran is ready to retaliate and stop it, or whether it is ready to press the border with a large army, gathering troops from Lebanon, Syria and other countries to help Hamas fight the Israeli army directly.
Overall, this is not good news, for the devastated Palestinian areas, the continued escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will only cause more innocent people to lose their homes and even their lives. And Israel seems to be determined to destroy Hamas completely, no matter how much opposition there is, no matter how much it will cost. As long as it can achieve its ends, it can do whatever it takes. This will only make the situation worse or even uncontrollable.
Soldiers, murder weapons, saints have to use them as a last resort. But in the hands of the Israeli side, it has become a tool for its own interests. But the more this happens, the more difficult it is to restore true peace. We have always adhered to peaceful dialogue to resolve conflicts, whether it is the Ukraine crisis or the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, only through dialogue can we truly dispel misunderstandings and restore peace, and we look forward to that day.