State media reported that in southeastern Iran, suspected Sunni Muslim militants conducted two separate attacks on military installations, resulting in the deaths of at least 5.
Media reports indicate that Iran’s proxies have stopped attacking US interests after the visit of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Brig.-Gen. Esmail Qaani to Baghdad.
The European Union on Wednesday condemned the strike - saying the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected.
According to some experts, Iran is hesitant to enter into direct conflict with Israel, especially when considering US support.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has highlighted the attack as the “American administration’s responsibility.”
An alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus Monday night resulted in the killing of a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Quds Force generals.
The incident was being investigated by counter-terrorism detectives because the victim was a journalist at a Persian language media organization based in Britain.
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