Iran Vows to Retaliate After Suspected Israeli Airstrike on ‘Damascus Consulate’

Israeli military spokesman says targeted building served military—not diplomatic—function.

Emergency services responders work at the site of a building hit by an airstrike in Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 2024. Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo

Tehran has promised a “harsh” response to a suspected Israeli airstrike that killed seven Iranian military officers and six Syrian nationals in Damascus, Syria.

“Having failed to destroy the will of the resistance front, the Zionist [Israeli] regime is again resorting to indiscriminate assassinations,” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on April 2.