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Iran on Sunday urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a strike that destroyed its consulate building in Damascus earlier this month.

Iran launched a massive aerial attack on Israel on Saturday night in retaliation for a suspected air strike on its Damascus consulate.

Iran, the United States and Israel are still teetering on the edge of a wider regional war across the Middle East as Tehran continues to threaten vengeance for the Israeli strike on their mission in Damascus that killed two of its top generals.

Iran has vowed to punish Israel over a recent strike on its Damascus consulate widely blamed on Israel, and fears are rising that an imminent response could risk triggering a broader conflict.

Iran urges UN action after consulate attack in Damascus, raising fears of potential retaliation against Israel. US on high alert for Iranian attacks.

US Gen. Erik Kurilla in Israel amid concerns of Iranian retaliation post-Israel's Syria strike. Tensions rise in the Middle East.

US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officials

The White House said Thursday it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. The announcement came as the UN Security Council acknowledged Israel's pledge to open more entry points for…

US president and allied officials fear ‘significant’ strike within days in retaliation for Israeli bombing of consular building in Damascus