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Iran on Tuesday threatened to retaliate in response to an Israel�attack in southern Syria�on Sunday that killed an Iranian general along with six members of the Lebanon-based militant group Hizbollah.
Despite warning Israel of �devastating thunderbolts�, however, analysts said Tehran is likely to react cautiously in order to avoid jeopardising negotiations over its nuclear programme.

Israel has girded itself for a possible military escalation in the aftermath of the attack, deploying one of its�Iron Dome�rocket interceptor units in its northern border region after Iranian and Hizbollah officials threatened to retaliate for the drone strike in the Syrian Golan region. Benjamin Netanyahu�s security cabinet met on Tuesday to discuss its response to the rising regional tensions.

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