A senior Iranian lawmaker has reacted to the recent Israeli terrorist attack against the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus, saying it shows the “growing weakness” of the occupying regime as a result of its failure in the six-month war on the Gaza Strip.
Vahid Jalalzadeh, head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Iranian state television on Wednesday.
He said the Israeli military has not been able to defeat Palestinian resistance groups during its genocidal war on Gaza, adding that it is now seeking to play the “blame game” with carrying out such “terrorist” attacks.
Jalalzadeh warned that by carrying out such terrorist attacks the Israeli regime intends to spread the war to other countries in the region and the world.
He also said the Israeli regime seeks to whitewash its human rights violations following the evacuation of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and the harrowing incidents that unfolded.
Condemning the West’s double standards on this terrorist attack, Jalalzadeh further noted that it was unlikely that the international community would respond seriously to the crimes of Israel.
He also stressed that the Islamic Republic will respond “at the right time and place” to this huge crime without providing further details.
On Monday afternoon, Israeli warplanes bombed the Iranian consulate, situated next to the embassy building in Damascus’s Mezzeh district.
The air raid killed two senior Iranian military personnel who were on an advisory mission to Syria as well as five of their accompanying officers.
Iranian officials have emphasized the country’s right to deliver a firm response to the Israeli crime that violated all international obligations and conventions.
