Israeli security forces bombed the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, causing several casualties. 7 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in this attack.
Syrian and Iranian media confirmed the attack on the Iranian embassy in the Mazzeh neighborhood this afternoon, reporting at least five deaths. The Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that seven members of the Al-Quds Force, including its commander, Mohammad Reza Sahedi, were killed.
In response, a spokesman for the Israeli military said it “does not comment on reports from foreign media”. Like previous attacks targeting the Syrian capital, this one was launched from the occupied Golan Heights.
The head of Syrian diplomacy, Faisal Miqdad, was on the scene and guaranteed that “the Zionist Israeli occupation regime cannot affect the relations between Iran and Syria.”
On the Iranian side, in a phone call with Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, Iran held Israel responsible for the attack in Damascus, which it considered a “violation of all international conventions.” He called on the international community to sanction the Israeli government for recent “criminal acts”.
The bombing of the embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has already led to protests in which Israeli and US flags were burned.
Since Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7 last year, security forces have intensified attacks against Revolutionary Guards (from Iran) and Hezbollah (pro-Iran) targets in Syria. , with a series of reprisals in the Palestinian territories.
Only in 2024, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), based in the United Kingdom, documented 29 Israeli strikes in Syria that killed ten civilians and 115 militants, including 13 Iranian Revolutionary Guards and 19 Lebanese Hezbollah members.
The US has bolstered its military presence in the Middle East in recent months, having already bombed Iranian-backed militia targets in Iraq and Syria.