— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 Video from the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike next to the Iranian embassy

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: The building was part of the consular staff wing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 BREAKING: There are several martyrs from the attack

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: Initial reports that a senior Iranian figure has been martyred

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: It is said that the targeted building was also used as the residence of Iran's ambassador to Syria

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: The Iranian Ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbari, and his family are in good health, and are not injured

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Regardless of the who the target was, this is an extremely significant escalation.

— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: Confirmed that at least 6 people were killed by the Israeli strike on Iran's embassy

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 BREAKING: A very senior and high ranking IRGC General is among the martyrs

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— The strike was also right next to the Canadian embassy, Israel is taking big risks

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 BREAKING: Initial reports of the martyrdom of Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi of the IRGC's Quds Force

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Keep in mind, this is preliminary, there is no confirmation yet. Wait for a statement.

— 🇸🇾 Official statement by the Syrian Ministry of Defense:

'Around 17:00 this evening, the Israeli enemy targeted the Iranian consulate building in Damascus from the side of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

This attack led to the destruction of the entire building, and martyred and injured all the people inside.

Work continues to remove the bodies of the martyrs, treat the injured and remove the debris.'

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 CONFIRMED: The martyrdom of Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Chief Commander of the IRGC's Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon

At least two other Iranian nationals were killed, in addition to two Syrians, their identities are still unknown.

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: IRGC General Rahimi, close friend and deputy of Zahedi, was also martyred alongside him

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: The attack was carried out by F-35 fighter jets flying above the Golan Heights

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🇮🇷🇸🇾⚡️🏴‍☠The Iranian ambassador in Damascus

- We will announce the identities of the martyrs soon

- Between 5 and 7 people were martyred during the Israeli aggression

We will complete determining the number of martyrs after removing the rubble from the site of the attack

- The "Israeli" enemy will receive a strict response to its crime that violates international laws.

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