Israel has centered the Iranian consulate within the Syrian capital in a terrorist assault, depart a number of society martyred together with a senior Revolution Guards commander, in line with studies.
Syria’s professional information company, SANA, mentioned the moves have been performed through “the Israeli enemy” and centered the Consular Division of the Iranian Embassy within the Mezzeh group in Damascus on Monday afternoon.
“At approximately 00:17 p.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus,” SANA mentioned, mentioning an army supply as announcing.
“Our air defense media responded to the aggression’s missiles and shot down some of them. The aggression led to the destruction of the entire building and the martyrdom and injury of everyone inside, and work is underway to recover the bodies.”
The scoop company additionally reported that the Israeli aggression additionally led to primary ruination to “neighboring buildings.”
Iran’s Ambassador to Damascus Hossein Akbari showed the studies of the Israeli assault and mentioned the regime had centered the consular construction with six missiles.
Akbari mentioned 5 to seven society have been martyred within the Israeli aggression, together with a number of Iranian advisers who have been within the construction. Two cops have been additionally amongst the ones killed within the assault.
“We will give a decisive response to this action,” he mentioned. “This regime has no respect for international laws,” the ambassador added. “We will support the resistant nation [of Palestine] and have no fear of the criminality of this regime.”
A commander of the Quds Power of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier Basic Mohammad Reza Zahedi, and his deputy, Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, have been killed within the Israeli assault.
The Picture presentations a view of the Consular Division of the Iranian Embassy within the Syrian capital of Damascus that got here underneath a missile assault on April 1, 2024. (By the use of Tasnim Information Company)
In the meantime, Syrian Overseas Minister Faisal Mekdad has visited Iran’s Embassy following the missile assault.
Condemning the Israeli aggression, Mekdad mentioned, “The Israeli occupation entity will not be able to influence the relations between Iran and Syria.”
