TEHRAN, Dec 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Iranian diplomats in Damascus had left their
embassy before it came under attack on Sunday, Iranian media said, after
Syrian rebels declared the fall of the Tehran-allied government of Bashar al-
Assad.

"Iranian diplomats at the embassy in Damascus evacuated the premises prior to
an assault," the Tehran Times daily reported, citing foreign ministry
spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, and adding that embassy staff were safe.