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Israeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills six reportedly including IRGC commander
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2024
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Wonder if they had America sign off on it.
If a consulate has similar status to an embassy, I'm guessing not. At that point they would be signing off on a direct bombing of Iranian soil, which is what they've been whisking around the Middle East trying to avoid.
There's only been two attacks on embassies in modern history: the US on China, and now Israel on Iran.
It's worth noting that this was apparently a consulate attached to an embassy, and the embassy next door was not targeted. That might be the technicality that's covering their ass, but it's unbelievably close to the line if so.
About China, for the curious. There have been other, less air-based incursions into embassies.
The US giving Israel a bunch of military equipment (including nearing the sale of 50(!) F-15s) a few days before what appears to be an intentional provocation of a regional enemy to the US is something a little bit too on the nose.
Even if it's not the US helping these plans along, they certainly would love an opportunity for Israel to act as a proxy against the Iranian govt that they've been trying to justify war against for over a decade now.