Strikes attributed to Israel in Syria: Iran vows to respond to unprecedented attack on its consulate. Israel regularly strikes Iranian arms convoys or Tehran security officials in Syria.
But targeting an Iranian diplomatic building is a first. Monday's deadly raid in Damascus, blamed on Israel, risks changing the nature of the confrontation between the Jewish state and Iran. The strikes killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the highest ranking member of the Revolutionary Guards. Tehran has strengthened its positions in relation to Russia, another supporter of Damascus, occupied in its war in Ukraine.