Tehran’s ambassador to Damascus has stated that the Iranian response to the strike will likely be “harsh”.
He additional claimed that between 5 and 7 folks had been killed.
The Iranian Arabic-language state tv Al-Alam and pan-Arab tv station Al-Mayadeen, stated the strike killed Iranian army adviser General Ali Reza Zahdi.
General Zahdi beforehand led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria till 2016.
Syrian overseas minister Faisal Mekdad advised the media after assembly Iran’s ambassador, Hossein Akbari, that “a number of” folks had been killed, with out providing additional info.
Iranian state tv stated the Iranian ambassador’s residence was within the consular building, which stood subsequent to the embassy.