Iran pays homage to guards killed in Syria strike, vows revenge on Israel
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00:00 Crowds gather in Tehran to mourn seven revolutionary guards killed in Damascus,
00:07 calling for their fight to be continued.
00:10 Among the dead, two brigadier generals of the guards' foreign operations arm, the Quds Force.
00:18 According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,
00:21 one of them was the force's commander for Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
00:27 This funeral comes on Quds Day, dedicated to protests against Israel and its control over Jerusalem.
00:35 The guards were killed in a presumed Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital,
00:42 which killed nine other people, including two civilians.
00:46 Monday's attack is the most significant yet on Iranian interests since October 7th.
00:52 Analysts say Israel has stepped up its attacks against Iran and its proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon.
01:00 Both the Iranian president and supreme leader vowed the attack would not go unpunished.
01:07 The failure of the Israeli regime in Gaza will continue,
01:12 as well as these desperate efforts like what they did in Syria.
01:15 Of course, they will be slapped for this action.
01:18 A threat that Israel is taking seriously.
01:22 The army has announced that leave will be temporarily paused for all combat units.
01:28 It has also bolstered its air defense, called up reservists and expanded GPS jamming
01:34 in an apparent effort to ward off guided missiles.
01:37 Until now, Iran has avoided carrying out direct attacks on Israeli soil.