In Tehran, some Iranians expressed pride and joy over the first attack launched by Iran from its territory against Israel. But others feared an unstoppable escalation of war between the two countries that polarize tensions in the region.
Residents celebrated the Iranian attacks by chanting "Death to Israel" and " death to the United States" The attack with drones and missiles targeted two military centers that were used to launch a bombardment against the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. The Islamic Republic accused Israel of the attack, in which seven Revolutionary Guards were killed, two of them generals of the Quds Force, its foreign operations arm. The attack killed among others Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, two commanders of the Zulfiqar-based Quds force, the arm of the Revolutionary Guards that focuses on Iran's foreign operations. The Iranian authorities, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had repeatedly threatened to respond to the bombing of their consulate in the Syrian capital.