Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, was killed. AFP
Emergency personnel extinguish a fire at the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
Emergency and security workers comb the rubble following the attack, which killed at least 11 people including senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, in the Syrian capital. AFP
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (centre) visits the embassy compound, in the central Mezzeh area of the city. AFP
Members of the Syrian Red Crescent work at the scene in Damascus. The head of the Quds Force in Lebanon was among the dead. Reuters
A destroyed vehicle is taken away from the Iranian embassy compound in the Syrian capital. Reuters
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the attack would 'not go unpunished'. AFP
The strike is the most significant attack against an Iranian target since the Gaza war began. EPA
A damaged vehicle is doused following the air strike in Damascus. EPA
An Israeli army spokesman claimed the embassy compound was a military site 'disguised' as a diplomatic site. Reuters
Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, was killed. AFP
Emergency personnel extinguish a fire at the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
Emergency and security workers comb the rubble following the attack, which killed at least 11 people including senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, in the Syrian capital. AFP
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (centre) visits the embassy compound, in the central Mezzeh area of the city. AFP
Members of the Syrian Red Crescent work at the scene in Damascus. The head of the Quds Force in Lebanon was among the dead. Reuters
A destroyed vehicle is taken away from the Iranian embassy compound in the Syrian capital. Reuters
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the attack would 'not go unpunished'. AFP
The strike is the most significant attack against an Iranian target since the Gaza war began. EPA
A damaged vehicle is doused following the air strike in Damascus. EPA
An Israeli army spokesman claimed the embassy compound was a military site 'disguised' as a diplomatic site. Reuters
Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, was killed. AFP
