By Jeremiah Hassel Tensions are close to exploding — literally — between Iran and Israel as a top Iranian official offered a dire warning on Saturday at the funeral for one of the Iranian officials killed in an airstrike in Damascus earlier in the week. Major General Mohammad Baqeri, who heads the Iranian Armed Forces, made clear during the ceremony, which honored Major General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, that Israel’s bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria was “suicide.” The crowds that gathered for the event in Isfahan chanted “Down with Israel!” and “Down with the United States!” on Saturday, …
