Hezbollah, Iran will respond to Israel, turning point in the war - News.com.au. "Iran will undoubtedly respond to the Israeli attack against the Iranian consulate in Damascus": the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah, said this in a televised speech.

"Only Khamenei can decide how, when and where Iran's response to Israel will be," he added, referring to the Iranian leader. “The attack on the (Iranian Damascus) consulate constitutes a turningpoint in the ongoing war and the region has entered a new phase,” he said.