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Iran vows revenge against Israel after deadly Syria strikes  

As tensions escalated, Iran's promise of vengeance was also coupled with a pledge to further bolster Syria's defenses against Israel.  
Mourners attend the funeral procession for two of Iran's revolutionary guard forces killed by Israel in Syria, held in Tehran on April 4, 2023. - The two Iranian fighters, identified as Milad Heidari and Meghdad Mahghani, were killed on March 31, 2023 when Israel launched several missiles from the occupied Golan Heights against pro-regime positions near Damascus. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

TEHRAN — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared on Tuesday its intent to avenge the killing of two Iranian officers in Israeli air raids in Syria last week. 

"The Zionists do know what happened to them in the past few hours," declared Brig. Gen. Ramezan Sharif at a televised news conference in Tehran on Tuesday. Sharif did not elaborate on the nature of that response but hinted that it had begun and promised it will continue in the future as well.   

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