Iran military official says Beirut attack will not go 'unanswered'

AFP, Tehran

Published: 14 Jun 2026, 08:03 PM Updated: 15 Jun 2026, 12:01 AM

Iran military official says Beirut attack will not go 'unanswered'

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as people clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs on 14 June 2026. Photo: AFP

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A senior Iranian military official warned on Sunday that Israel's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs would not go "unanswered" by Tehran, according to local media.

"Without a doubt, these crimes will not go unanswered," Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy commander of Iran's highest military command, told Defa Press news agency following the attack.

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