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Report: Austin complained to Gallant that US didn’t get advance notice on April 1 strike on IRGC site in Syria
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington, March 26, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin complained to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that Washington was not notified before an April 1 airstrike on an Iranian consulate building in Damascus widely blamed on Israel, according to a Washington Post report.
US officials quoted in the report say Austin’s complaint was based on the fact that the strike increased risks on American forces in the region.
Israel is on high alert for retaliation from Iran for the strike, which killed several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, including two generals.
The report comes after Gallant told his US counterpart during a phone call last night that any direct Iranian strike on Israel will engender a commensurate Israeli response.
