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2024-04-17 13:55:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DDEB2BE8976EAE51AB448CF3D58F917191DE0FDB11301DBD928194FBD4C4A2E8
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Israel did not attack the Iranian consulate but the adjacent building, the IRGC Quds Force Headquarters. The target, IRGC Commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi, was one of the main architects behind 'Al-Aqsa Storm', which started this round of hostilities: https://iranwire.com/en/news/127055-iranian-general-killed-in-damascus-linked-to-planning-october-7-attacks-says-hardline-group/ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240401-6-killed-as-israel-strikes-iran-embassy-annex-in-damascus-monitor https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saudi-official-says-iran-engineered-war-in-gaza-to-ruin-normalization-with-israel/ https://www.theguardian.com/global/2023/nov/01/how-iran-uses-proxy-forces-across-the-region-to-strike-israel-and-us https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1780103264853475646
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