Amid escalating tensions, Israel's Foreign Minister warned of direct retaliation against Iran if attacked from its territory. This follows recent killings of Iranian generals in a blast at the Iranian consulate in Syria. Iran's Supreme Leader vowed retaliation, blaming Israel. The conflict underscores longstanding animosity, with Israel targeting Iranian-linked sites in Syria and Hamas in Gaza, while Iran supports militant groups opposing Israel.
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00:00 Israel's foreign ministry has issued a stern warning on Wednesday asserting that Israel
00:08 will retaliate directly against Iran if it launched an attack from its territory.
00:14 This declaration comes amid escalating tensions between the two nations following the recent
00:18 killing of Iranian generals in a blast at the Iranian consulate in Syria.
00:24 In a post on social media platform X, IsraelCats stated in both Farsi and Hebrew, "If Iran
00:30 attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack Iran."
00:35 The statement reflected Israel's readiness to defend itself against any aggression originating
00:41 from Iranian soil.
00:43 Whereas earlier on the same day, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran's
00:49 commitment to retaliate against Israel for the attack on its consulate in Damascus.
00:54 Tehran holds Israel responsible for the strike which resulted in death of 12 individuals
00:59 including IRGC Commander Reza Zahedi.
01:03 Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack but it has been preparing for
01:07 a potential Iranian retaliation indicating a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict
01:13 between the two countries.
01:15 Over the years, Israel has carried out numerous airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria aiming
01:20 to disrupt arm transfers and other forms of cooperation with Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant
01:25 group backed by Iran.
01:27 These actions are often conducted without any official acknowledgement by the Israeli
01:32 government.
01:33 Thus, recent escalation in tensions come amid backdrop of the ongoing conflict between Israel
01:38 and Hamas in Gaza which began almost six months ago.
01:42 Hamas supported by Iran has been engaged in frequent clashes with Israeli forces along
01:46 the Israel-Lebanon border.
01:49 During a recent prayer ceremony marking the end of Ramadan, Ayatollah Khamenei condemned
01:53 the attack on Iran's consulate, lagging it to assault on Iranian territory.
01:58 He even called for the perpetrators to be punished, emphasising Iran's determination
02:02 to retaliate against those responsible.
02:04 However, neither Israel's foreign minister nor Khamenei has provided any specific detail
02:10 on what they will do and how they will carry out a retaliation attack.
02:15 Khamenei has also criticised Western government, particularly the US, and pretended for their
02:19 support to Israel during the war with Hamas in Gaza, accusing them of failing to fulfil
02:24 their obligations to prevent the escalation of violence.
02:28 It is worth noting that Iran does not recognise the state of Israel and the tensions between
02:32 the two nations have remained high for almost five decades.
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