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Iranian protesters attend an anti-Israeli gathering to condemn killing members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Syria, at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in downtown
Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 1, 2024.
Associated Press
U.S. braces for retaliation after attack on Iran consulate — even as

it says it wasn’t involved

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and the region to include Iranian viding the kind of advanced powerful Iran-allied Hezbol- ton, the top U.S. Air Force
LOLITA C. BALDOR security operatives and lead- aircraft and munitions that lah militia in Lebanon, and commander for the Middle
Associated Press ers deepens regional hostili- appear to have been em- others. East, Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynke-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly ties, analysts say, it’s not clear ployed in the attack. American forces in Syria and wich, said Iran’s assertion
after an airstrike widely attrib- the United States can avoid Israel hasn’t acknowledged Iraq already are frequent that the U.S. bears responsi-
uted to Israel destroyed an being pulled into deeper re- a role in the airstrike, but Pen- targets when Iran and its re- bility for Israeli actions could
Iranian consulate building in gional conflict as well. tagon spokeswoman Sabrina gional allies seek retaliation bring an end to a pause in
Syria, the United States had The Biden administration Singh said Tuesday that the for strikes by Israelis, notes militia attacks on U.S. forces
an urgent message for Iran: insists it had no advance U.S. has assessed Israel was Charles Lister, the Syria pro- that has lasted since early
We had nothing to do with it. knowledge of the airstrike responsible. gram director for the Middle February.
But that may not be enough Monday. But the United Multiple arms of Iran’s gov- East Institute. He said he sees no specific
for the U.S. to avoid retalia- States is closely tied to Israel’s ernment served notice that “What the Iranians have al- threat to U.S. troops right
tion targeting its forces in the military regardless. The U.S. they would hold the United ways done for years when now, but “I am concerned
region. A top U.S. command- remains Israel’s indispensable States accountable for the they have felt most aggres- because of the Iranian rheto-
er warned on Wednesday of ally and unstinting supplier fiery attack. The strike, in the sively targeted by Israel is ric talking about the U.S., that
danger to American troops. of weapons, responsible for Syrian capital of Damascus, not to hit back at Israelis, there could be a risk to our
And if Israeli Prime Minister some 70% of Israeli weapon killed senior commanders of but Americans,” seeing them forces.”
Benjamin Netanyahu’s re- imports and an estimated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary as soft targets in the region,
cent broadening of targeted 15% of Israel’s defense Guard Corps for Syria and Lister said. Continued on Page 2
strikes on adversaries around budget. That includes pro- Lebanon, an officer of the On Wednesday in Washing-