Iranian general killed in explosion in Damascus. Six people are said to have died right next to the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus.
One of them is said to be a well-known Iranian general. Iran blames Israel for the deadly attack on the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, according to state media in Iran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) was killed in an explosion in the Syria capital Damascus, Iran's state broadcaster reported. The general was Mohammad Reza Sahedi, brigadier general of the IRGC's foreign unit.