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Escalation in Middle East to Expedite Joint Assistance Package for Ukraine, Israel - Expert

© AP Photo / Omar SanadikiBuilding hit by an Israeli air strike in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 1, 2024. The strike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Damascus killed two Iranian generals and five officers.
Building hit by an Israeli air strike in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 1, 2024. The strike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Damascus killed two Iranian generals and five officers.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.04.2024
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WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles toward Israel on Saturday night after threatening to retaliate for a deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria that killed seven members of the elite Revolutionary Guard Corps last week.
The newest escalation in the Middle East would likely expedite providing by the United States a joint assistance package for Israel and Ukraine, retired US Army Lt. Col. and former Vice President of the Eurasia Group, Earl Rasmussen, told Sputnik on Saturday.
"The Ukraine package will be completed. I am not sure of the actual amount or details. If anything, the escalation may expedite a joint package in order to support Israel," Rasmussen said.
Rasmussen pointed out that the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus provoked the escalation. He called that development an act of war against Iran.
"Tehran was put in a position where they needed to respond," he said.
The question is whether Israel will learn a lesson or escalate again, and whether the US will blindly continue to support Israel and drag the entire region into conflict, Rasmussen added.
Video grab shows explosions lighting up Jerusalem sky during Iranian attack on Israel.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.04.2024
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement earlier in the day, strongly condemning Iran's attack on Israel. He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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