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on April 1 on Fayez-Mansour-Road in western Damascus.Iranstationed inSyriaembassyThere was an explosion in the consulate building. According to the latest news, the building was completely destroyed and killed at least 13 people, including two senior members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC): senior commander of the Quds Force (Al-Kuds) Zahedi (Mohammed-Resa) Sahedi and his deputy Mohammed Hadi Hadschi Rahimi. Zahedi is said to have a particularly close relationship with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The official residence of Iran’s ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbari, was also in the building that was attacked. But Akbari himself was spared because he was in the main embassy building next to the consulate at the time of the attack. Akbari said that the Israeli F-35 fighter jets launched six missiles at a short interval of time, hitting the consulate building.The Syrian Defense Ministry said the missile was launched fromIsraeloccupied Golan Heights.
What is Al-Kuds?
this timeair raidIt was a major blow to Iran. The Quds Force is an elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) that specializes in overseas operations. Officially, it has about 5,000 members and reports directly to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ajatollah Ali Khamenei. The Quds Force was established during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s to promote the goals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution to the entire Muslim world.
“Al-Kuds” (al-Quds) is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, and retaking the city, which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, is one of the group’s main long-term goals. The Quds Force works with other radical Islamist, anti-Israel groups, such as Hamas or the Lebanese Hezbollah. Like Hamas and Hezbollah, the Quds Force is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States but has not yet been included by the European Union. Senior members of the Quds Force are often active in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon as “military advisors”, coordinating military and paramilitary operations there, thereby expanding Tehran’s influence in these countries.
How did Syria and Iran respond?
Iran’s Supreme Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi identified Israel as the perpetrator of the air strikes and threatened retaliation. Leahy said in a statement released by the presidential office that this “despicable crime” would “not go unchecked” and condemned the attack in Damascus as an “inhumane, aggressive and shameful invasion.” “, and “a blatant violation of international rules.” Syria’s Hezbollah also said the Damascus air strike “will not be without consequences.”
Several Arab countries, as well as Russia and China, condemned the attack, saying the security of diplomatic missions cannot be violated. The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on the attack on Tuesday at Russia’s request.
Why is Israel targeting Syria with increasing frequency?
The Israeli military, which usually does not comment on attacks in Syria, did not comment on this incident. But the Israeli military regularly bombs targets in Syria and Lebanon in an effort to curb Tehran’s growing military influence in the region. The number of attacks has increased since the war in Gaza began. On Sunday, Israel fired four rockets at a military research facility near Damascus. Two days ago, Israel launched air strikes on multiple targets in Aleppo, Syria’s northwest province, killing more than 50 people, most of whom are believed to be Syrian military personnel and Hezbollah militiamen.
Israel or its allies have carried out numerous targeted assassinations of senior members of the Quds Force. Four years ago, Ghassem Soleimani, one of the most influential generals of Iran’s Quds Force, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. The reason why the Damascus attack is particularly concerning is that the target of the attack was the Iranian Embassy – an extension of the country’s territory legally, so the attack was equivalent to being carried out on Iranian territory.
What is the risk of further escalation of the conflict?
In Tehran’s response, more and more voices have indicated that it will not rule out military action in retaliation. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, wrote in a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres hours after the attack: “In accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter, Iran reserves the right to The legitimate and inherent right to respond decisively to disgraceful conduct.”
Hamidreda Azizi, a visiting scholar at the Berlin Science and Politics Foundation (SWP), said in a post on the social media platform idiosyncrasies” and led to a significant increase in tensions between Iran and Israel.
Aziz believes that the attack on the embassy in Damascus will be regarded by Iranian hardliners as a “direct declaration of war.” In fact, Aziz observed, the Israeli military’s targets have shifted. Israel has avoided direct confrontation with Iranian military targets in the past. After the Gaza War broke out, Israel began to target more senior Iranian commanders in its neighboring countries.
In addition, Aziz said that Tehran is now in a dilemma. A lack of response would severely weaken Iran’s standing among its allies and expose its troops and commanders to the threat of further attacks. As a result, Tehran may be forced to respond militarily. But how likely this is is not yet known.
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