Iran & Hez: We will get revenge

Iran and Hezbollah, the country’s proxy group in Lebanon, have both vowed to take revenge against Israel following an airstrike in Syria that killed two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders and destroyed Tehran’s consulate building in Damascus.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council met Monday following the strike that killed IRGC chief Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his deputy Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi, with officials deciding on a “required” response to the attack that state officials and media have attributed to Israel.

“We will make them regretful about the crime and similar acts,” said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the man who makes the final decisions in Iran.

Along with Khamenei’s ominous warning, the terrorist group Hezbollah has pledged to retaliate against Israel over the attack.

“This crime will certainly not pass without the enemy receiving punishment and revenge,” Hezbollah officials said.

Despite the allegations, Israel has not claimed responsibility for the Syria air raid.

The IRNA, Iran’s official news agency, also claimed that America, Israel’s closest ally, is responsible for the deaths.

The National Security Council said the US played no role in the attack and had no prior knowledge of it.

Zahedi and Hajriahimi were with five other IRGC officers and one Hezbollah operative when the consulate building they were in at the Syrian capital, Damascus, was blown to bits by the air raid.

Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous said Tuesday the search for bodies continues.

Zahedi had been sanctioned in 2010 for serving as a liaison with Hezbollah terrorists and smuggling weapons into Lebanon.