Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders.

Reuters reporters at the site in the Mezzeh district of Damascus saw emergency workers clambering atop rubble of a destroyed building inside the diplomatic compound, adjacent to the main embassy building. Emergency vehicles were parked outside. An Iranian flag hung from a pole by the debris.

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  • blackfire@lemmy.world
    191·
    7 months ago

    So they aren’t even going to say why they hit an embassy. Thats ballsy. Is this the last straw that starts the secret cogs turning to get rid of top leadership. If anytime to start it would be now to prevent further escalation.

    • underisk@lemmy.ml
      362·
      7 months ago

      They did it to try to broaden the conflict in hopes of drawing in direct military support from their western allies.

        • Skua@kbin.social
          24·
          7 months ago

          How does that actually benefit Israel, though? The “war” against Hamas at the moment is so lopsided in Israel’s favour that it seems ridiculous to even call it a war. A regional heavyweight like Iran could do some real damage, even if Israel’s supporters all show up. I’m not seeing the argument for “anger a country with a fucktonne of missiles in order to get help winning a war we were already easily winning”

          • reddit_sux@iusearchlinux.fyi
            7·
            7 months ago

            With the public support amongst allies waning, Israel might be trying to escalate the war so as to once again gain favour.

            Tomorrow if Iran or Jordan attacks Israel even if provoked by it, public support might change in its favour.

          • Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml
            6·
            7 months ago

            Right now Russia is tied up in Ukraine. For Israel, this is the perfect opportunity to get rid of Iran. Once the war in Ukraine ends, Israel will be in deep shit because Russia can provide support to Iran and other regional Israeli enemies. Furthermore, the Israeli economy has also been severely damaged by the emmigration that was triggered by the war. Their reputation as a Jewish safe haven is toast. Time is running out.

    • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
      37·
      7 months ago

      The dude they killed was involved in coördinating weapon transfers to and strikes by pro-Iranian militias on Israel. It’s weird they had so much restraint after Hamas’ escalation and Hezbollah’s support for it