Israel kills top Iranian general — RT World News

Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria.

Monday's attack destroyed a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing at least six people, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Iranian media identified the building as the Iranian consulate and the ambassador’s residence. Iran Tasneem The news agency reported that Zahedi, a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, was among those killed. His deputy was also reportedly killed.

According to a Reuters correspondent in Damascus, it was the consulate “flat,” In what he described “A clear and stunning escalation of the conflict in the Middle East would pit Israel against Iran and its allies.”

Israel did not comment on the raid. West Jerusalem rarely acknowledges its air strikes against Syria, which Damascus has repeatedly denounced as a violation of its sovereignty.

Attack on the consulate “Breach of all international agreements” This came in a phone call made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian with his Syrian counterpart, according to Iranian media. He added that Tehran will hold Israel responsible. The Iranian ambassador to Syria said that the response would be “strict,” According to Reuters.

The Quds Force is the military intelligence and unconventional operations arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Zahedi was reportedly responsible for its operations in Syria and Lebanon. Its most famous leader, General Qassem Soleimani, was assassinated in January 2020 by an American drone, during his visit to Baghdad, Iraq.

Another Quds Force commander, General Razi Mousavi, was also killed in Damascus Last DecemberAnd also an Israeli air strike that was not officially acknowledged.

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