Tension is increasing in the Middle East, which is already a hot region due to the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Iranian Pasdaran, a general of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, was killed near Damascus in Syria in an attack attributed to Israel. General Sayyed Razi Mousavi, one of the Guard’s most senior advisers in Syria, was killed “in an attack carried out by the Zionist regime a few hours ago in the Sayyida Zainab neighborhood in southern Damascus,” Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported. Iranian state television interrupted broadcasts to report the death of Razi Mousavi, who was reported to be close to Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American raid in Iraq in 2020.
The attack, attributed to Israel, fueled the anger of Iran, which was already promising revenge. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that Israel will pay the price for the killing of one of its top “advisers” in Syria. The Israeli military did not comment on the news but is preparing for Tehran’s reaction. Journalist Barak Ravid quotes this, citing an Israeli security source who said Iran’s possible reactions include launching missiles from Syria and Lebanon.
What changes with the death of General Razi Mousavi?
Mousaviera is responsible for the transfer of weapons from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah and pro-Tehran militias in Syria. In detail, it was responsible for providing logistical support to the “axis of resistance in Syria”, that is, the network of Iranian-backed rebel groups, including the Palestinian Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah of Lebanon, and various militias in Iraq and Syria. and the Houthis in Yemen. Mousavi’s death is seen as another significant loss for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the region.
Since war began to torment Damascus territory in 2011, Iran has expanded its influence in the country. The Revolutionary Guard is the most important military structure in the Iranian regime. They are directly dependent on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but they also have enormous economic interests stemming from the theocratic regime, so they have a strong incentive to protect it. Iran considers Israel to be one of its most implacable enemies, and it is not surprising that Tehran launched the threat following the killing of the Pasdaran top commander in Syria.
A huge explosion was heard in Damascus; probably the Israeli airstrike was near Sayed’s Zeinab area. pic.twitter.com/GNQlStl0c4
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) December 25, 2023
Source: Today IT

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