Israel launched an attack on the consular office building of the Iranian Embassy in Syria on the 1st, resulting in the death of more than a dozen people, including seven Iranian military personnel. Syria held a funeral for the members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who died in the Israeli air strike on the Iranian embassy in Syria on the 3rd, and Iranian Ambassador to Syria Hussein stressed that the Iranian side reserves the right to respond at the same level.
Why Israel suddenly launched a provocation against Iran
Many people feel that Israel's air strike on the Iranian embassy in Syria is a bit sudden, even a little inexplicable. In fact, this air strike was an elaborate Israeli plot to expand the situation. The apparent reason is that the Houthi attacks on US and British ships, as well as the participation of some other anti-Israel organizations in Israel's resistance to Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip, are all considered by Israel to be Iran's "trouble" behind the scenes, and Israel and Iran have been secretly competing with each other for a long time. Moreover, relations between Israel and Iran have never improved over the years, and during Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip, Iran joined other Arab countries in strongly condemning Israel and openly and covertly supporting Hamas and other anti-Israel organizations.
The underlying reason is that this is a way for Israel to deflect external pressure. Because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear at a press conference on March 31 that the Israeli army was ready to attack Rafah, the United States became more and more worried about Israel's expansion of the war, so much so that at the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the ceasefire between Palestine and Israel, he did not use any more negative votes, but abstained from voting, and then allowed the resolution to be passed, which caused dissatisfaction in Israel and also caused some estrangement between the United States and Israel. In order to alleviate the external pressure, Israel has launched a surprise attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria by diverting its targets. It's a risky move, but it's also a clever move that can put Iran on the back foot. This is because Iran, whether it adopts the method of "forbearance" or "fighting", is very unfavorable. Forbearance will have an impact on the influence of the Iranian government, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; in any way we start, the Western countries headed by the United States will seize the grip and take further severe measures against Iran, even at the expense of waging war against Iran. So, this is an elaborate Israeli conspiracy to kill two birds with one stone.
Behind the provocation is not excluded is the shadow of the United States
Although the United States immediately denied the airstrike, holding that Israel's airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Syria had nothing to do with it. It is precisely this denial that makes the outside world feel that "there is no silver here". Because, it is difficult to believe that Israel has nothing to do with the United States when it makes such an act. Even if it was not planned by the United States, it was tacitly approved by the United States. Otherwise, if Israel had been given ten dares, he would not have dared to do so. It can even be suspected that the United States' abstention at the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire issue was a double play performed by the United States and Israel, and was part of Israel's raid on the Iranian embassy in Syria in order to dissociate the United States from this incident to the greatest extent. Israel's dissatisfaction with the abstention of the United States is also feigned. This is because both the United States and Israel know that the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council cannot effectively restrain Israel's behavior. Instead, Israel can use other means to "push back" at the UN Security Council resolutions. As long as the United States is behind it, it is impossible for the United Nations to send peacekeeping troops to participate in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Under such circumstances, the United States cannot get out of Israel's surprise attack, but it can also get rid of it cleanly. It's like a thief stealing someone else's things, but he didn't catch it red-handed, and there was no on-site monitoring, witnesses, etc., he could only be suspected, but could not be proven. Taking a step back, even if it can be proven, what can it do to the United States.
In the face of provocations, Iran should remain calm and restrained
Israel's provocation has indeed hurt Iran a lot. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on the 3rd that Israel's "desperate approach" in Syria will be punished. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman Sharif held a press conference on the 3rd to announce that Iran will hold a large-scale demonstration on Al-Quds Day on the 5th of this month to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and protest against Israel's military action against Palestine.
In the face of the Israeli air strikes on the Iranian embassy in Syria, although the state and society are very concerned, they can only give moral support to Iran. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Arab League, China, Russia and others have all condemned the air strikes and called on all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint, refrain from escalating the situation, and refrain from further aggravating the situation in the Middle East.
This is because if Iran rashly adopts reciprocal counterattack measures, the Western countries led by the United States will certainly respond quickly, take Iran as a bull's-eye, and take action against Iran. In this world, there is actually no justice at all, only the overlord speaks. Even if China and Russia do their best to maintain fairness, they will not be able to stop Western countries led by the United States from taking coercive measures against Iran. Only by remaining calm and restrained will Iran be able to avoid further pressure on itself.
Of course, Iran's calm restraint is not just forbearance, for example, by using Allah and Iraqi militias in Lebanon to strike targets in Israel, attack Israeli targets in other countries, and continue to allow the Houthis to attack US and British ships. Because, such a means makes the Western countries led by the United States helpless and will do the least harm to Iran itself. It can even be said that this way will make both the United States and Israel feel very painful, very uncomfortable, and very uncomfortable, while they will pay the least price and face the least pressure.