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Exclusive: Iranian embassy blown up in Damascus: Nusra Front suspected
A mighty explosion struck the Iranian embassy in Damascus Wednesday night, May 20, debkafile’s exclusive intelligence and counter-terrorism sources reveal. First reports are of “heavy casualties” and serious damage to the embassy compound. The Iranian and Syrian governments have clamped a curtain of secrecy down over the disaster, although the thunder of the explosion and rush of special forces and relief teams to the scene in the Syrian capital could not be concealed.
debkafile’s sources add: The explosion has initially been attributed to the Syrian arm of al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra. A day earlier, Tuesday, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was known to be present at the embassy building in Damascus. It is not known whether he was still there when the explosion occurred or had meanwhile departed for Tehran.
originally posted by: Ultralight
a reply to: the2ofusr1
Iran is too arrogant to ever consider they could "fall".
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: Ultralight
a reply to: the2ofusr1
They've also been stepping-up their game in regards to ISIS.
So I wouldn't be so quick to make such a statement.
How has Iran "stepped-up" their game against ISIS? Please, I would like to know?
Or is it they have stepped-up using them?
MGedit on 20-5-2015 by missed_gear because: left out sentence
Have you ever lived there? Been under the thumb of authority there? Try it sometime. Then and only then will I recant my statement.
originally posted by: introvert
As vocal as against nuclear weapons? againys supporting the Houthis? or Iraqi dissidents? etc. etc. etc.
They are not against ISIS, just want to control the movement.
Also, as a question...so the US can say "if not taken care of.." we will show at your door? Ah....double set of tired standards.
MGedit on 20-5-2015 by missed_gear because: (no reason given)
As vocal as against nuclear weapons? againys supporting the Houthis? or Iraqi dissidents? etc. etc. etc.
They are not against ISIS, just want to control the movement.
Also, as a question...so the US can say "if not taken care of.." we will show at your door? Ah....double set of tired standards.