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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nThree-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n On April 1, reports indicated a massive attack on the Iranian regime\u2019s consulate in Damascus, leaving several casualties, including seven senior commanders of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). While saber rattling and bragging<\/a> about another \u201charsh revenge,\u201d Tehran hasn\u2019t done anything.<\/p>\n Many experts considered this attack one of the toughest military strikes against the Iranian regime, following the elimination of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC\u2019s extraterritorial Quds Force in 2020. Reports indicate that Tehran\u2019s highest-ranking IRGC Quds Force commander in Syria, Mohammad Ali Zahedi, along with his deputy and chief of staff were killed in this strike.<\/p>\n While some tried to portray this attack as a part of a minor regional conflict, facts on the ground confirm this attack was the result of Tehran\u2019s involvement in the current war in Gaza.<\/p>\n On April 3, the Council of the Coalition of Islamic Revolutionary Forces \u201chonored (and announced) Zahedi’s role in the formation of the Resistance Front and the design of the Al-Aqsa storm operation by issuing a message.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cZahedi’s strategic role in the formation and strengthening of the resistance front, as well as the design and implementation of the Al-Aqsa storm, are great honors that will make this commander immortal in the history of the struggle against the occupying regime,\u201d read the message<\/a>, published by the state-run Mizan News Agency.<\/p>\n Since war broke out in Gaza, Iran\u2019s religious tyranny adopted a deceptive policy. While some regime officials, including the IRGC\u2019s spokesperson Ramezan Sharif, blatantly boasted <\/a>about their direct role in the October 7 attack, other officials including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, denied any direct involvement in the conflict.<\/p>\n Yet, since day one, and countless times since the foundation of the Iranian regime, the Iranian Resistance announced that the \u201chead of the snake\u201d of warmongering is in Tehran. While the Western government tried to minimize Tehran\u2019s role in the devastating war in Gaza, they soon had to engage with the regime\u2019s proxies in different parts of the world.<\/p>\n Aside from undeniable facts confirming the regime\u2019s involvement in what has led to the worst contemporary human tragedy, such as Tehran\u2019s financial and material support of different terrorist proxy groups, there was another reason for Khamenei to start this war: Iran\u2019s restive society.<\/p>\n Facing an explosive society, especially following five major uprisings that rattled its foundations, the regime desperately needed to export chaos abroad. Fearing a looming uprising, Khamanei instigated this war, right from his regime\u2019s playbook, in a bid to export crises abroad. Seemingly, he has to face serious concerns about his warmongering.<\/p>\n #Iran<\/a>\u2019s Regime Faces Serious Domestic Challenges Following #Damascus<\/a> Embassy Strikehttps:\/\/t.co\/0IKFIdq22I<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n