Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said in a call with his Syrian counterpart that the Iranian government holds Israel responsible for the fallout from the attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus, the Syrian capital, Iran's state media reported on Monday. fair (1).
The attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus is “a violation of all international conventions,” Amirabdollahian added.
Iran's consulate in Damascus was leveled by what Syrian and Iranian media described as an Israeli airstrike, an apparent surprise escalation of the Middle East conflict that would pit Israel against Iran and its allies.
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A high-ranking commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed, among several others, in an airstrike on the country's consulate in Damascus, Syria, according to Iranian officials and state-affiliated media, which blamed Israel for the attack.
Iranian Quds Force commander Mohammed Reza Zahedi was killed in Monday's incident, reported Fars News, which is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
People gathered around the building in Syria's capital, according to photographs of the scene. Images of the explosion's aftermath, published by Iranian state media Press TV, showed extensive damage, fire and smoke at the site.
Speaking on camera to reporters in Damascus, Iranian Ambassador to Syria Hossein Akbari claimed that the building, located next to the Iranian embassy, “was targeted by six missiles from Israeli F-35 aircraft.”
According to Iran, five people were killed in the attack, including two high-ranking commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
When asked about the incident by CNN the Israel Defense Forces said it does not comment on foreign reports.
*With information from Reuters
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