Iran Vows to Punish Israel for Strike on Embassy in Syria
- Senior general killed in air strike on consulate in Damascus
- US seeks to distance itself from attack by staunch ally Israel
Emergency services at the site of an Israeli airstrike on Tehran’s embassy compound in Damascus, Syria, on April 1.
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Iran vowed revenge on Israel after blaming it for a deadly air strike on its embassy in Syria — a rare direct confrontation in the adversaries’ escalating conflict over the war in Gaza.
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