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Source: https://www.apnews.com/4991241b9a0d47af956455b06fb9cba7/AP-Analysis:-Iran-has-few-options-to-avenge-Syria-strikes

Iran's Options to Avenge Syria Strikes

(AP) Jon Gambrell - After Israeli strikes killed Iranian forces in Syria, the Islamic Republic has few ways to retaliate. Though it has long made threats about Israel's existence, Iran doesn't have a modern air force. Launching ballistic missiles also remains a question, considering Israel's anti-missile defense system and the near-certainty of massive Israeli retaliation. Last June, six Iranian Zolfaghar missiles targeted Islamic State positions in Syria in revenge for an IS-claimed attack on the Iranian parliament. Israeli media later reported only one made it to its target.

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