Iranian officials condemned Israel’s airstrikes on an Iranian embassy compound in Damascus, Syria, which killed three top Iranian commanders. But it issued a carefully worded response. Government supporters took to the streets and openly called for retaliation against Israel. Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said in a post on the social media that Iran had summoned the Swiss ambassador and asked that an important message be delivered to Washington: That as Israel’s ally, the “U.S. must answer” for Israel’s actions. Switzerland acts as the United States’ representative in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Washington. The spokesman for Iran’s Parliament, Seyyed Nezamoldin Mousavi, told Iranian state media that “an appropriate response is a national request by the people of Iran.” The strike that targeted a part of Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, killed three generals in Iran’s Quds Force and four other officers. This makes it one of the deadliest attacks in the shadow war between Tehran and Tel Aviv which has been going on for years now. On Crux Decode, is this attack different? Will Iran be forced to respond, and be seen to do so? And if it does, does it risk getting involved in a much wider, Middle East regional war? #iran #israel #syria #damascus #ebrahimraisi #netanyahu #middleeasttensions #worldnews n18oc_world n18oc_crux 0:00 INTRODUCTION 1:18 WILL IRAN BE FORCED TO RESPOND? 3:00 ALL GLOVES OFF IN IRAN-ISRAEL SHADOW WAR? 3:48 HOW HAS US REACTED TO THE ATTACK ? 4:10 “NO ARMY CAN HOLD US BACK” CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: https://bit.ly/3fnlLua Follow CRUX on Instagram (@crux.india): https://bit.ly/3qSFx1K Follow CRUX on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Lte7iF #GetCloserToTheNews with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on news18.com https://bit.ly/2Y4QccL Also watch: Crux Decode: https://bit.ly/3MjzIoG Crux+ : https://bit.ly/35mm97B Crux Most Watched: https://bit.ly/3KhJ8iX