Damascus: Syrian rebels attacked the Iranian embassy here on Sunday. In countries that strictly follow Islam, Friday is a holiday. As soon as information about the attack was received, the employees and officials of the Iranian Embassy hurriedly vacated the embassy and ran away. But the rebels entered the embassy and vandalized it.
Giving this information, Iran’s government TV broadcaster showed the situation of the embassy on TV and said that some unknown people attacked and vandalized our embassy in Damascus as you can see in these pictures. These pictures were taken by Al Arabiya.
Iran’s Tehran Times reported that Iranian diplomats had left the embassy before the attack. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baqi said, however, that all officials and staff were safe.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry further said that there is no definite information yet about Assad’s fall. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Ardach
He said on Saturday that rebels were advancing at lightning speed but had not yet taken control of Damascus. Talks are going on between the Syrian government and the rebels.
However, now the curtain has been lifted on that matter. It is almost certain that the rebels have captured Syria.