The Latest Breaking News from Damascus

Iran condemns alleged Israeli attack on embassy in Damascus, vows self-defense. Ongoing tensions highlight regional complexities.

The move follows simmering hostilities after the killing of Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi in an Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus.

US Gen. Erik Kurilla in Israel amid concerns of Iranian retaliation post-Israel's Syria strike. Tensions rise in the Middle East.

US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officials

The White House said Thursday it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. The announcement came as the UN Security Council acknowledged Israel's pledge to open more entry points for…

US president and allied officials fear ‘significant’ strike within days in retaliation for Israeli bombing of consular building in Damascus

Iran's foreign minister again accused the United States Monday of approving a deadly strike blamed on Israel that destroyed Tehran's Damascus consulate last week, after he inaugurated a new consulate in the Syrian capital.

Iran's Foreign Minister inaugurates a new consular services site in Damascus, Syria, enhancing support for Iranian citizens and strengthening diplomatic ties.

International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Attacks on embassies have breached that, prompting anger.