By Jay Jackson, Belfast Bulletin
13 Apr 2019, 21:15 GMT+10
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel - The Israeli Air Force has attacked targets near the Syrian city of Hama, killing two Iranians, according to Syrian and foeign media outlets.</p><p>The Jerusalem Post said the reports alleged the attack came from Lebanese airspace.</p><p>The target of the attack on Saturday is believed to have been a Syrian military base under the control of Iranian forces.</p><p>Social media reports said an unmanned Israeli aircraft drone flew over Dahiyah in southern Beirut at low altitude on Saturday morning.</p><p>The Israeli military has neither confirmed or denied it was behind the attack.</p><p>On Monday of this week the U.S. designated Iran's elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as a terrorist group, and imposed sanctions that include freezes on assets the IRGC may have in the U.S. and a ban on Americans doing business with the corps.</p><p>"This unprecedented step, led by the Department of State, recognizes the reality that Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but that the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft," U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement. </p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted in response: "Thank you, President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@<strong>realDonaldTrump</strong></a> for your decision to designate the Islamic revolutionary guards as a terrorist organization. Once again you are keeping the world safe from Iran aggression and terrorism."</p><p>On Friday, thousands of Iranians chanted "death to America" and "death to Israel" in Tehran as they demonstrated the U.S. decision while they burned Israeli and American flags.</p><p>In retaliation to Washington's decision, Iran's top security council has designated U.S. military forces a "terrorist organization."</p>
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