2024-04-11 18:02:21
“The evil regime made a mistake in this regard; it must be punished and will be punished,” Khamenei said in a televised address.
He announced that the April 1 strike took place in violation of international agreements that provide for the inviolability of diplomatic spaces.
“Consulates and embassies in any country are the territory of that country,” he said. “When they attacked our consulate, it means they attacked our territory.”
Iranian state media reported that Brigadier General Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed in strikes in Damascus.
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes against targets in Syria since 2011, when the civil war broke out in Syria. These strikes were mainly aimed at Iranian-backed forces, including Hezbollah fighters, and Syrian army positions.
The number of these strikes has increased since Israel’s war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah, began on October 7.
2024-04-11 18:02:21