Iran’s foreign minister reiterated accusations against the United States on Monday, blaming it for approving a deadly strike, allegedly carried out by Israel, that targeted Tehran’s consulate in Damascus last week.
The strike, which killed seven members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including two generals, prompted vows of retaliation from Tehran, a key ally of Damascus.
The attack occurred amid the backdrop of heightened tensions between Israel and Hamas, following an October 7 assault by the Iran-backed Palestinian militant group.
While both Damascus and Tehran point fingers at Israel for the consulate raid, Israeli officials have refrained from commenting on the matter.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaking in Damascus during the inauguration of a new consulate, held the US accountable for the incident. He claimed that the US, along with two European nations, opposed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the attack, signaling tacit approval for Israel’s actions.
Responding to Abdollahian’s remarks, deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh rejected any US involvement in the strike, stating that the US military had no part in the Damascus attack.
This comes after US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby dismissed similar allegations by Amir-Abdollahian as “nonsense” a day after the consulate strike.
