Iran has said the US must bear "responsibility" for the attack on the Iranian consulate in
Damascus that killed one of the country's top generals. The airstrike claimed the lives of Gen. Ali Reza Zahdi, former head of the elite Quds Force in
Lebanon and
Syria until 2016, along with his deputy, Gen. Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi, and five other officers. So far fingers are being pointed at Israel and the US have denied any involvement. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has announced he sent a message to the US administration stressing that
Washington must be held accountable. Writing on X, formerly
Twitter , Abdollahian said: “The director of the US Department in Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Chargé d’affaires at the Swiss Embassy whose country represents US interests in Tehran. During the meeting, the dimensions of this terrorist attack and the Zionist crime were clarified and the responsibility of the US administration was emphasised." READ MORE: Iranian generals and officers killed in
Israeli strike on consulate in Syria The finger is being pointed at Israel ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) He added: “An important message was sent to the US government, as a supporter of the Zionist entity and the US must bear this responsibility." A US National Security Council spokesperson said the US "had no involvement in the strike and we did not know about it ahead of time." This has been communicated directly to
Iran as well, Axios reports. Syrian officials and state media pinned the attack on Israel . The strike on Iran’s embassy compound appears to signify an escalation of Israel’s targeting of Iranian
MILITARY officials and their allies in Syria, which has intensified since Hamas militants — who are supported by Iran — attacked Israel on October 7. Emergency and security personnel extinguish a
fire at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria's capital Damascus ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which has been designated a terrorist group by both the US and the EU, also condemned the attack on the consulate. “The Zionist entity is intent on dragging the region into significant escalation,” it said, warning that the Israeli attack will only “plunge its citizens into a bloodbath and disasters they cannot bear.” Speaking on the death of Sardar Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said: "We will make them regret this crime and others like it, by God's will. The evil regime will be punished by the hands of our brave men." For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the
USA, go to The Mirror US . Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed in the strike ( Image: ALI_KHARA) While the Iranian consulate building was destroyed in the attack, the main embassy building remained untouched, according to Syria's state news agency, SANA. Iran's ambassador, Hossein Akbari, denounced Israel's actions, claiming up to seven fatalities and promising retaliation of equal measure. Responders are still searching for bodies amidst the rubble, with two
police officers guarding the building reported injured. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief spokesman for Israel's army, attributed a drone attack on a naval base in southern Israel earlier on Monday to Iranian direction.