Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, was killed on Monday after an Israeli hit the Syrian capital, according to multiple reports.
The senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed Monday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Syrian capital, destroying a section of the Iranian Embassy.
The Saudi Al-Arabiya news network and Reuters confirmed that IRGC chief Mohammad Reza Zahedi was in Damascus’ Mezzeh district when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a building near the Iranian Embassy.
The building was left in rubble, with smoke rising from the remains as first responders arrived and listed at least six people, including Zahedi, among the dead, according to state outlets.
Syrian state media said an Israeli airstrike destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside.
