World War Three fears ignited after ‘Israeli strike’ takes out Iran’s top commanders

Part of Israel–Hamas war, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war, Israel–Hezbollah conflict and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict – 2024 Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus

Metro, April 2, 2024

Event

Fears of a conflict in the Middle East which could ignite World War Three have intensified after Iran accused Israel of bombing the Iranian Embassy in Damascus. Away from Vladimir Putin’s threats to Nato and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s pledges to build more nuclear weapons in 2024, attention is now on the air strike on the consulate in the Syrian capital. Footage circulating online shows the destruction of a building next door in the Mezzeh district, just a few meters from the Embassy of Canada. Israeli F-35 fighter jets came from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights, Syria’s defence ministry reported. International experts have since warned that Israel’s alleged actions could lead to a all-out war in the region. Seven Iranian military advisers, including three senior commanders, were killed in the attack. General Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), was named among the victims. Iranian state media reported that he was the target of Israel’s attack.

Comment

Israel has long targeted Iran’s military installations in Syria and those of its proxies, but this was the first time it has hit the vast embassy compound itself.  Israel said the building in Damascus is not an official consulate, but a military hub for the Iranian regime. There are many experts who think this attack could ignite a major response from Iran which could lead to a wider war. The issue is that usually embassies are “off limits” because technically they are a nation’s territory in another country.

The Bible says that “the Medes” will be “stirred up” and that they will use their “bows” to “dash young men to pieces.” The Medes are the Iranians and they have been stirred up. As the verse says below – they care nothing for silver or gold – they are ideologically

Bible quote

Behold, I will stir up the Medes [Iranians] against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.  Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. (Isaiah 13:17-18)

Weekly World Watch, Andy Walton