Washington, April 18 -- US officials were angry that Israel launched an aggressive attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1 without first consulting Washington, the New York Times reported, citing US and Israeli officials.
US officials publicly voiced support for Israel but privately were angered that Tel Aviv would take such action against Iran without consulting the United States.
According to the report, Israel had miscalculated, believing Tehran would not give a strong response to the April 1 attack.
Planning for the Israeli strike in Syria began two months earlier, and the target was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the commander for Syria and Lebanon of Iran's elite Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, th...