The Middle East on the brink again after attack on Persian consulateIran and Syria accused Israel of authoring the attack, with Capital warning of a “serious response,” and the powerful Homeland-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah saying the strike will be met with “punishment and revenge.” Homeland also said it would hold the United States “answerable” due to its support of Israel.Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel would be punished for the attack, while President Ebrahim Raisi said it will “not go unanswered,” state news agency IRNA reported.