TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel late Saturday reflects the political pressure its leadership faces from hard-liners to retaliate against a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus this month, according to a foreign policy expert specializing in Iranian affairs.
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