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2024-04-01 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel strikes Iranian embassy in Damascus: Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed
[Telegram] #BREAKING Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior leader in IRGC in Syria and Lebanon, was killed in Israeli strike in Damascus, Al Arabiya reports.

He previously commanded IRGC Air Force and Ground Force and currently serves as is one of the top commanders of the Quds Force.

#UPDATE: Reuters confirms.

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Posted by DarthVader 2024-04-01 12:31|| || Front Page|| [11197 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran Proxies 

#1 Iranian state TV says several Iranian diplomats were killed in Israeli strike in Damascus.

Iranian Ambassador to Damascus says Tehran’s response will be “harsh” on Israeli strike.

Israel bans Al Jazeera.
Posted by DarthVader 2024-04-01 12:33||   2024-04-01 12:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Title shifted to Damascus
Posted by Frank G 2024-04-01 12:48||   2024-04-01 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 [LI] Killed in a strike on a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy and the Canadian embassy. Expect Castreau to be outraged
Posted by Frank G 2024-04-01 12:57||   2024-04-01 12:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Expect Castreau to be outraged

And ban military exports to Israel?
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-01 12:59||   2024-04-01 12:59|| Front Page Top

#5 It would be in character for the canuks to volunteer to be human shields for the IRGC.
Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-01 13:16||   2024-04-01 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Iran says two regime commanders, five officers killed in Damascus strike
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Iranian Quds Force commander in Syria and Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, was killed alongside his deputy, Haji Rahimi. In addition, Hussein Amir Allah, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Chief of Staff in Syria and Lebanon, was killed, along with two other Iranians.
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-01 16:18||   2024-04-01 16:18|| Front Page Top

#7 It sounds like all good news to me.
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2024-04-01 16:48||   2024-04-01 16:48|| Front Page Top

#8 ^Well, it ain't chabahar, but ... 😀
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-01 16:53||   2024-04-01 16:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Iran not likely to retaliate after alleged Israeli strike: ‘Not ready’
Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-01 23:45||   2024-04-01 23:45|| Front Page Top

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