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April 2, 2024

Tehran Vows Revenge After Israeli Attack in Syria Kills 7 Iranian Officials, Incl. Top Commander
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Iran has vowed to retaliate after Israel bombed the Iranian Consulate in
Damascus, Syria, killing at least seven people, including three senior
Iranian commanders and at least four other Iranian officers. The
U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll could
be as high as 11. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the
al-Quds Force, is said to be the highest-ranking Iranian military
officer to be killed since the U.S. assassinated General Qassem
Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020. Iran's Ambassador to Syria Hossen Akbari
condemned Israel for striking a diplomatic building.

Hossen Akbari: "We told you before: The Zionist entity knows very well
that such crimes and any kind of crimes will not remain without
response."



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