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Content <p>An explosion in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has leveled an Iranian diplomatic mission and killed a senior commander in Tehran&#8217;s armed forces, Syrian and Iranian media <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/building-close-iranian-embassy-hit-syria-iranian-media-report-2024-04-01/" target="_blank">claimed</a> Monday.</p> <p>In what could be a dramatic escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, Iran said the blast resulted from a strike by Israeli warplanes. Six people are <a href="https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1403/01/13/3061796/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82" target="_blank">reported</a> to have died, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an officer in an elite unit of Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards Corps. </p> <p>According to Iranian state media, several diplomats were also killed, although the ambassador, Hossein Akbari, is <a href="https://nournews.ir/fa/news/169045/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B1%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85" target="_blank">reported</a> to have been unharmed.</p> <p>Photos and <a href="https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/1774835571845714186?s=20" target="_blank">videos from the scene</a> appear to show the building flattened, with emergency services personnel sifting through the rubble. </p> <p>Responding to the news, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad &#8220;strongly condemned&#8221; the alleged attack and said &#8220;the Israeli occupation entity will not be able to impact ties between Iran and Syria.&#8221; Tehran has provided military support to the Syrian regime since the start of the country&#8217;s civil war in 2011.</p> <p>Speaking to his Syrian counterpart later on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian claimed that Israel was behind the alleged strike, which he described as “a breach of all international conventions.”</p> <p>The Israeli Ministry of Defense didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for comment from POLITICO, although a spokesman told other media outlets, including Reuters: &#8220;We do not comment on reports in foreign media.&#8221;</p> <p>Israel has <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-shifts-deadlier-strikes-iran-linked-targets-syria-2024-01-08/" target="_blank">repeatedly carried out air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria</a> and Iran-backed Hezbollah militias in Lebanon since the start of its war against Tehran&#8217;s ally, Hamas, in Gaza in October.</p>

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Hidden blurb --- !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::RSSEntry published: 2024-04-01 17:28:40.000000000 Z carlessian_info: news_filer_version: 2 newspaper: Politico EU macro_region: Europe entry_id: !ruby/object:Feedjira::Parser::GloballyUniqueIdentifier is_perma_link: 'false' guid: https://www.politico.eu/?post_type=article&p=4523292 title: Iranian consulate in Syria destroyed in ‘air strike’ categories: - Conflict - Middle East - Military - Missions - War - Defense - Foreign Affairs content: |2 <p>An explosion in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has leveled an Iranian diplomatic mission and killed a senior commander in Tehran&#8217;s armed forces, Syrian and Iranian media <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/building-close-iranian-embassy-hit-syria-iranian-media-report-2024-04-01/" target="_blank">claimed</a> Monday.</p> <p>In what could be a dramatic escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, Iran said the blast resulted from a strike by Israeli warplanes. Six people are <a href="https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1403/01/13/3061796/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82" target="_blank">reported</a> to have died, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an officer in an elite unit of Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards Corps. </p> <p>According to Iranian state media, several diplomats were also killed, although the ambassador, Hossein Akbari, is <a href="https://nournews.ir/fa/news/169045/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B1%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85" target="_blank">reported</a> to have been unharmed.</p> <p>Photos and <a href="https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/1774835571845714186?s=20" target="_blank">videos from the scene</a> appear to show the building flattened, with emergency services personnel sifting through the rubble. </p> <p>Responding to the news, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad &#8220;strongly condemned&#8221; the alleged attack and said &#8220;the Israeli occupation entity will not be able to impact ties between Iran and Syria.&#8221; Tehran has provided military support to the Syrian regime since the start of the country&#8217;s civil war in 2011.</p> <p>Speaking to his Syrian counterpart later on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian claimed that Israel was behind the alleged strike, which he described as “a breach of all international conventions.”</p> <p>The Israeli Ministry of Defense didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a request for comment from POLITICO, although a spokesman told other media outlets, including Reuters: &#8220;We do not comment on reports in foreign media.&#8221;</p> <p>Israel has <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-shifts-deadlier-strikes-iran-linked-targets-syria-2024-01-08/" target="_blank">repeatedly carried out air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria</a> and Iran-backed Hezbollah militias in Lebanon since the start of its war against Tehran&#8217;s ally, Hamas, in Gaza in October.</p> summary: Tehran said senior commander was killed in the blast, which it said was conducted by Israel. rss_fields: - title - url - summary - author - categories - published - entry_id - content url: https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-consulate-syria-damascus-destroyed-israel-air-strike/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication author: Gabriel Gavin

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