Iran slams silence of Israel allies over consulate attack

The Spokesman of Iran's Government told MNA that the silence of Israel backers in the face of the regime's attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus revealed the true nature of them.

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11 April 2024

EghtesadOnline: In an interview with Mehr News Agency (MNA) on Thursday, Bahadori Jahromi touched upon the legal and political actions of the government to condemn the Israeli airstrike on the country's consulate building in Damascus which led to the martyrdom of the entire people inside it.

Necessary legal, judicial, and diplomatic follow-ups by the Iranian judicial and political authorities regarding the Israeli action against international principles have definitely taken place and will continue, he said.

He added that Iran's permanent mission to the UN also wrote a letter to the UN the Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council, demanding the condemnation of the aggression of the Zionist regime and the necessary decision in this regard.

Bahadori Jahromi also pointed to the meeting of the country's Deputy Foreign Minister of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the foreign ambassadors to Tehran, quoting him as saying that the Israeli aggression was a flagrant violation of international law and must be condemned.

Of course, with their silence against the aggression of the Zionist regime, a few countries have shown once again that they are the supporters of this child-killing regime, he underlined.

The Israeli regime attacked Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus on April 1st. The Israeli aggression led to the destruction of the entire building and the martyrdom and injury of the entire people inside it.

Seven of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military advisors were martyred following the Israeli attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus on Monday, IRGC said in a statement.

Reacting to the Israeli aggression, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani on Monday night said that the Islamic Republic of Iran, while reserving its rights to take countermeasures, decides on the type of reaction and punishment of the aggressor. / Mehr