2024-04-02 17:36:57
The Kremlin said today that an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus was an act of aggression and called on Israel to end such “absolutely unacceptable” actions, Reuters reported.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened revenge against Israel for yesterday’s attack, which Iran says killed seven of its military advisers, including three top commanders.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia is not rushing to conclusions, but “such strikes are a violation of all the foundations of international law and an act of aggression.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack.
“We strongly condemn this attack on the Iranian consular mission in Syria,” Moscow’s diplomatic ministry said. “Such aggressive actions by Israel are absolutely unacceptable and must be stopped.”
“We call on the Israeli leadership to abandon the practice of provocative military actions on the territory of Syria and other neighboring countries,” the ministry said, BTA reported.
A statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strike killed seven Iranian military advisers, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the Quds Force, an elite foreign espionage unit that also has paramilitary units. .
Israel has long targeted Iran’s military sites in Syria and those of its backers, but yesterday’s attack was the first to hit the massive embassy compound.