Generals killed: Iran threatens Israel with retaliation. Observers see a new quality in the attacks on the embassy grounds attributed to Israel.
In mid-January, Iran fired missiles at targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the killing of a high-ranking IRGC officer. A well-known businessman, who, according to Iranian media reports, was suspected of having connections to Israel, was among those killed in northern Iraq. The rockets flew around 1,200 kilometers. This would be roughly the same distance that rockets from the west of the country would need to reach Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. This time too, Iran could maintain its threatening posture against Israel.