– Comments made by Hossein Salami, the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, promising revenge against Israel shortly before an alleged planned attack by Hezbollah.
– Salami gave a speech on June 29th where he warned Israel that its activities will not go unanswered and that Iran and its allies are ready to respond.
– Israeli officials believe this was in relation to an alleged Iranian-backed plan by Hezbollah to carry out drone strikes against Israeli targets from Syria in the coming days.
– Israel launched a preemptive strike on July 1st targeting Hezbollah operatives and Iranian Quds Force members it claimed were involved in assembling the attack plans near Damascus.
– According to the report, Salami’s comments vowing revenge against Israel were made just days before this planned Hezbollah attack, indicating top Iranian leaders were aware and supportive of Hezbollah’s operational plans.
Source: Times of Israel
