Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders.

Reuters reporters at the site in the Mezzeh district of Damascus saw emergency workers clambering atop rubble of a destroyed building inside the diplomatic compound, adjacent to the main embassy building. Emergency vehicles were parked outside. An Iranian flag hung from a pole by the debris.

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  • RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]
    hexbear
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    2 months ago

    Shit like this keeps happening and Iran just shows incredible amounts of restraint.

    Meanwhile, the "only democracy in the Middle East" is allowed to act like a rabid dog.