Iranian army official vows that Israel's attack on Beirut 'will not go unanswered' Thr deputy commander of Iran's top joint military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Sunday that Israel's assault on Beirut "will not go unanswered," state-media reported. "The Zionists' crimes in the suburbs will not go unanswered," Mohammad Jafar Assadi was quoted as saying.