Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
Syria on Sunday said Iran acted in self-defense with a massive overnight attack on Israel that Tehran said was in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus.
"Iran's response ... is a legitimate right to self-defense" against Israel, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian by phone, according to a report carried by state news agency SANA.
Syria on Sunday said Iran acted in self-defense with a massive overnight attack on Israel that Tehran said was in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus.
"Iran's response ... is a legitimate right to self-defense" against Israel, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told his Iranian counterpart Hossein...