Iran Says Israeli Strike on Its Compound Killed Two Generals
- Iran’s envoy to Syria vows ‘decisive response’ to attack
- Latest episode in a long-running Israel-Iran shadow war
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An Israeli airstrike on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria killed a number of people including a top military commander, Iranian and Syrian state media said, stoking tensions between the longtime adversaries.
Mohammadreza Zahedi, a high-ranking Iranian general linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was among those killed, according to the reports. The Guard Corps said the attack also killed a second general and five officers, according to the Associated Press.