Tensions escalate as Iran responds to the recent airstrike in Syria on Iranian Consulate, which resulted in the assassination of several senior commanders. Tehran has vowed to retaliate against Israel, labeling the attack as a flagrant act of aggression.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that seven officers, including brigadier generals Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, were killed in the airstrike on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus on Monday. Zahedi was a senior commander with the Quds Force – the IRGC unit tasked with operations overseas – and Rahimi was his deputy.
Officials in Syria and Iran have blamed Israel for the attack.
