DAMASCUS: Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad denounced an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, insisting the attack will not affect ties between the two allies.

“We strongly condemn this heinous terrorist attack that targeted the Iranian consulate building in Damascus killing a number of innocent people,” Mekdad said in a statement carried by Syrian official news agency SANA.

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An AFP correspondent at the scene said the minister visited the attack site.

“The Israeli occupation entity will not be able to impact ties between Iran and Syria,” he added.