Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows retaliation for strike that killed generals

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows retaliation for strike that killed generals
Iranians pull symbolic coffins for the US to mark Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, in support of Palestinians, in Tehran (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Thousands chanting “death to Israel” and “death to America” marched on Friday in a funeral procession in Tehran, for the seven Revolutionary Guard members killed in an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.

The march, with protests in other Iranian cities, came at a time of heightened concerns about possible retaliation by Iran for Monday’s strike that killed 12 people, including four Syrian citizens and a member of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group, according to officials.

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