The Iranian authorities They stated this Monday that Tehran would respond:hardness“To Israel for the attack that destroyed the Iranian consulate and left at least eight people dead, including two generals Revolutionary Guard.
“The Zionist regime (Israel) violates international laws, for which he will receive a harsh response from us,” said the Iranian ambassador to Syria. Hossein Akbariin conversation with Iranian state television from Damascus.
The diplomat witnessed the attack on the consulate from the embassy window, which he said was carried out F-35 fighter that fired six missiles at Iranian facilities.
For his part, the Iranian foreign minister, Hosein Amir Abdolahianconsidered the attack on the consulate “a violation of all international obligations and conventions and held the Zionist regime (Israel) responsible for the consequences of this action.”
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“He stressed the need for a serious response from the international community to such criminal acts,” Abdolahian said in a conversation with his Syrian counterpart. Faisal Mekdadsaid a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
The Iranian diplomat also believed that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu“has completely lost his mental equilibrium due to the successive failures of the Israeli regime in Gaza.”
He Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least eight people were killed in the attack that destroyed the consulate Iran in Damascusincluding seven Iranians.
Iranian state media has confirmed the brigadier general’s death Iranian Revolutionary Guard Mohamed Reda al Zahedi and his assistant, General Mohammad Haji Rahimi.
We won’t be able to give an exact number until the rubble has been cleared.
Akbari“There are between five and seven dead,” he told Syrian state television.
This is the bloodiest attack against Iranian uniformed soldiers in Syria So far in 2024 there have been eight deaths from Israeli bombings, including two generals Revolutionary Guard.
Iran was a key ally of Damascus in the war Syriawhere Tehran has also sent soldiers and military advisers in addition to providing economic and political support to its main Middle East ally.
Furthermore, Tehran is leading the call Axis of resistancean informal alliance of militant organizations such as HezbollahThe rebels Houthisincluding the Islamist movement Hamas.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel are bitter enemies, pose mutual existential threats, compete for regional hegemony, and wage covert war with each other Cyber attacks, assassinations and sabotage.