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Iran condemns terrorist attack on its consulate in Syria

Saturday, 30 November 2024 4:17 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 30 November 2024 4:17 PM ]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei (File photo)

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned an attack by armed terrorist groups on the Islamic Republic’s consulate building in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo, stressing that Tehran will take legal action against the assault.

Baghaei made the remarks in a statement on Saturday, after Iran said that "terrorist elements" had attacked its consulate in Aleppo during an offensive in the area, following the resurgence of Takfiri terrorism in the Arab country.

He further denounced as “unacceptable” any violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963), which prohibits such attacks against diplomatic premises and representatives.

The top Iranian diplomat further noted that all consulate staff members were safe and in good health.

Foreign-backed terrorists launch major attack against Syrian Army in Aleppo

A coalition of foreign-backed terrorist groups and anti-Damascus militants have launched a major attack on the Syrian military positions in the northwestern province of Aleppo.

The Takfiri terrorists led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a large-scale attack in Aleppo and Idlib provinces in the northwest of Syria on Wednesday, seizing several areas, according to reports.

Since then, the Syrian government forces have been engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorists to regain ground.

Syrian army preemptive strikes foil terrorist onslaught in Aleppo

The Syrian army has managed to stop the terrorists, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, from advancing in Aleppo.

Syria has been gripped by foreign-sponsored militancy since March 2011, with Damascus saying the Western states and their regional allies are aiding terrorist groups to wreak havoc in the Arab country.

Israel has been the principal supporter of terrorist groups that oppose the government of President Bashar al-Assad since the foreign-backed militancy erupted in Syria in March 2011.

The onslaught on Aleppo marking the resurgence of Takfiri terrorism came just after Israel submitted to a ceasefire in its war on Lebanon where Hezbollah put up fierce resistance to Israeli troops trying to occupy pockets of the country's south.

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