Iran’s consulate and the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Damascus were targeted by Israel at noon on Monday, April 1, according to local media.
According to the same sources, the Iranian ambassador was not injured by the airstrike, while Iran’s Arabic-language Al Alam TV reports that the building of the Iranian consulate in Syria was destroyed.
Syrian air defense intercepted “enemy targets” on the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian state news agency reported. A little earlier, SANA spoke of an “explosion” heard near Damascus.
The building targeted in Damascus is #Iran’s consulate. Meanwhile, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, accompanied by the Governor of #Damascusvisited the Iranian embassy building and the building that was targeted in Israeli strike. pic.twitter.com/Hmr5Q6wOV7
— Iran Nuances (@IranNuances) April 1, 2024
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s news network, citing Iranian media, reports that senior Revolutionary Guard official Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed in the Israeli strike in Damascus, bringing the death toll to eight.
Zahedi had been in Syria for several years and essentially mediated between Syrians and members of Hezbollah.
According to Al Arabiya, there was a meeting between the Revolutionary Guards and members of Islamic Jihad at the time of the attack and if it is confirmed that the strike was targeted, it could further inflame the Middle East.
🇮🇱 🇮🇷 Israel airstrike in Damascus kills Top Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
🇮🇱 🇮🇷 Top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed in Israeli air strike in Damascus pic.twitter.com/XWCkKBbRGh
— Sightonworlds🌍 (@sightonworlds) April 1, 2024
The first reactions from Syria
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad said from the Iranian embassy in Damascus: “We strongly condemn this heinous terrorist attack that targeted the Iranian consulate building in Damascus and led to the martyrdom of many innocent people. Israel will not be able to influence the relations between Iran and Syria,” he added.
For his part, Iran’s ambassador to Damascus, Hussein Akbari, said: “The Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate reflects the reality of the Zionist entity, which does not recognize any international law and does everything inhumane to achieve what it wants. wants”.
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