The Iranians are now believed to be planning a retaliatory attack with a swarm of Shaheed loitering drones and cruise missiles, according to U.S. officials.
Israel and the U.S. are convinced Iran is preparing to retaliate for the Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria, U.S. officials say. Israel on Monday struck an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, and killed a 'handful' of leaders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Pentagon.The Iranians are now planning a retaliatory attack with a swarm of Shaheed loitering drones and cruise missiles, the officials believe.
A public funeral was held in Tehran on Friday for the seven IRGC members killed in the suspected Israeli strike in Damascus, including two generals, CBS News' Seyed Bathaei reported.At the funeral, the IRGC's overall commander, Gen. Hossein Salami, warned that Israel 'cannot escape the consequences' of assassinating Iranian military officers, he did not give any further indication of how or when Iran might retaliate, Bathaei said.
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