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- Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran鈥檚 embassy in Damascus on Monday聽
- Iranian military commander was killed in attack that marked a major escalation聽
WASHINGTON: The United States is on high alert and preparing for a possible attack by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response to Israel鈥檚 strike on the Iranian embassy in Syria, a US official said on Friday.
鈥淲e鈥檙e definitely at a high state of vigilance,鈥� the official said in confirming a CNN report that said an attack could come in the next week.
Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran鈥檚 embassy in Damascus on Monday in a strike that killed an Iranian military commander and marked a major escalation in Israel鈥檚 war with its regional adversaries.
Iran鈥檚 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said that seven Iranian military advisers died in the strike, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in its Quds Force, which is an elite foreign espionage and paramilitary arm.
Iran has said it reserves the right 鈥渢o take a decisive response.鈥�
US President Joe Biden discussed the threat from Iran in a phone call on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
鈥淥ur teams have been in regular and continuous contact since then. The United States fully supports the defense of Israel against threats from Iran,鈥� a senior Biden administration official said.