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Iran vows to punish Israel for airstrike that killed Iranian officers in Syria

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Mourners reach out to the flag-draped coffins of Revolutionary Guard members killed in an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran's Consulate in Syria on Monday, in a funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, on April 5, 2024. [AP Photo]

Iran reiterated its pledge Friday to punish Israel at a funeral for seven officers killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian Embassy compound in Syria this week.

State television showed demonstrators carrying pictures of those killed and banners with slogans such as "Death to Israel" and "Death to America."

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