The Latest Breaking News from Damascus

US Gen. Erik Kurilla in Israel amid concerns of Iranian retaliation post-Israel's Syria strike. Tensions rise in the Middle East.

US declaring commitment to Israeli security while also working to prevent regional war, say officials

The White House said Thursday it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. The announcement came as the UN Security Council acknowledged Israel's pledge to open more entry points for…

US president and allied officials fear ‘significant’ strike within days in retaliation for Israeli bombing of consular building in Damascus

Iran's foreign minister again accused the United States Monday of approving a deadly strike blamed on Israel that destroyed Tehran's Damascus consulate last week, after he inaugurated a new consulate in the Syrian capital.

Iran's Foreign Minister inaugurates a new consular services site in Damascus, Syria, enhancing support for Iranian citizens and strengthening diplomatic ties.

International law decrees that embassies are ‘inviolable’. Attacks on embassies have breached that, prompting anger.

Analysts say Iran faces pressure to respond to Israel assassinating a senior commander, but what are Tehran’s options?

Iran vows retaliation for Israeli strike in Damascus amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Iran prepares to respond to the attack on its embassy in Damascus, blaming Israel and warning the US. Tensions escalate in the region.

Last week, a group of Iranian military leaders in Damascus became the trend’s latest victims