Iranian state media and pro-Iran outlets reported that an Israeli airstrike on Monday decimated Iran’s consulate in Damascus, also claiming the life of a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander.
According to Iran’s Arabic-language al-Alam TV channel, the strike “completely destroyed” the consulate and killed at least six people.
Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanese pro-Iran news channel, identified the slain IRGC commander as Mohammad-Reza Zahedi, who oversaw the Quds Force’s operations in Lebanon and Syria.
The Quds Force is the foreign operations arm of the IRGC.
Citing unnamed sources, al-Alam said Iran’s ambassador to Syria and his family were unharmed and in good health following the attack.
Syria’s official news agency SANA said “the Israeli attack targeted the Iranian consulate building in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus.”
There was no immediate comment from Israel, which has intensified its strikes on Iran-linked militant groups amid its ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza since October 7.
Israeli airstrike ‘destroys’ Iran consulate in Syria, senior IRGC commander killed
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