America’s attempt to exonerate itself from the attack on the Iranian consular building

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the American officials have tried to talk to the “Axios” base. Joe Biden’s administration should be acquitted of involvement in the attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Or he did not have prior knowledge of Israel’s attack on one of Iran’s diplomatic headquarters in Syria, which led to the martyrdom of a high-ranking Iranian military official.

The Axios website described this rare message from the Biden administration as “rare”. And it has been described as an indication of the deep concern of the American officials about the possibility of rising tensions in the region and the resumption of attacks by pro-Iranian groups on the American forces.

On Monday, the Israeli fighter jets attacked the consular section of the Iranian Embassy located on Al-Mezeh Street. Damascus was targeted by airstrikes. Iran’s ambassador Hossein Akbari said that this building was attacked by F-35 fighters and 6 missiles. Sardar Mohammad Reza Zahedi, one of the Quds Force commanders, was martyred in this air attack. Sardar Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, Deputy Sardar Zahedi, was also among the martyrs of this attack. He was previously the deputy coordinator of the Quds Force.

A spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, who asked not to be named, said that “the United States had no participation in the Israeli attack and we had no prior knowledge of it.” A senior American official also claimed that the United States “directly informed Iran” of this issue.

In an interview with Axios, Israeli officials have stated that Israel informed the Biden administration minutes before the attack But he did not ask for the green light to implement it. An American official claimed that the Israeli notification lacked details and was done when the Israeli fighters had taken off. This American official also claimed that the Israelis did not inform, for example, that they were planning to attack one of the embassy buildings. bomb Iran.

A senior American official said there is a possibility of escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran and their proxies. A senior Israeli official also said that the regime’s army is on high alert after the air strike yesterday.

Israel’s attack has been condemned by various countries, including Syria, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt. , Qatar, Oman, Cuba and Venezuela.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced in a statement after the Israeli attack: “The planes of this fake regime targeted the consulate building of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus in a new crime.” They launched a missile attack, as a result of this crime, Sardar Rashid, the defender of the shrine, “Pasdar Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi” and “Pasdar Brigadier General Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi”, commanders, veterans and veterans of the holy defense and Iran’s senior military advisors in Syria, and 5 of their accompanying officers They came to the grace of martyrdom”.

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