There are emerging reports and accompanying video confirmation that an Israeli airstrike destroyed part of the Iranian embassy compound in the Syrian capital on Monday.
Syrian state media also reports that Israel carried out a rare daylight strike in the vicinity of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. The video shows that the entire facade of the embassy complex and the drive along with a side annex building have been destroyed.
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However, the embassy building is standing and does not appear to have been directly hit in the attack. Regional reports say an annex of the main embassy was taken out.