World waits anxiously for Iranian response to Israel’s killing of top general

As Tehran seizes a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Israelis are tense, waiting for next step

The world is watching Iran. After Israel assassinated a senior commander in an embassy annexe in Damascus, the one thing every diplomat, general and politician from Tehran to Washington could agree on was that Iran would have to respond.

There has been nearly two weeks of speculation about when, where and how, fanned by US intelligence reports that Iran or its proxies were preparing for strikes on Israel.