Israeli Attack on Iranian Embassy Violates International Law and UN Charter, Indonesia: Eradicates Prospects for Peace

The attack on the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria. (Twitter/@KareemRifai)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the Israeli attack on the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, assessing that it could increase escalation and erase the prospects for peace in the region.

"Indonesia strongly condemns Israel's attacks on Iranian diplomatic buildings and facilities in Damascus," wrote the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a post on social media X as quoted on Tuesday, April 2.

A warplane believed to be Israeli bombed the Iranian Embassy in Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria Monday, an attack that Iran says killed seven of its military advisers, including two senior commanders, marking a major escalation in Israel's war with its regional foes.

"This attack is a violation of international law and the UN Charter. This attack is one of many Israeli actions that increase the escalation of the conflict and can erase the prospects for peace in the region," wrote the Ministry.

Iran's ambassador to Syria said the attack hit a consular building in the embassy compound and his residence on the top two floors.

Ambassador Hossein Akbari accused Israel of responsibility for the attack, stating the building "was targeted by six missiles from Israeli F-35 fighter aircraft," quoted by CNN.

Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that seven Iranian military advisers were killed in the attack, including Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the Quds Force, an elite unit of the elite IRGC force.

Apart from Brigadier General Mohammed Reza Zahedi, the IRGC said Hadi Haji Rahimi was also killed in the attack.

Haji Rahimi was confirmed as the second senior commander killed in an attack on the Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital, according to a statement shared by state news agency IRNA on Monday evening. Haji Rahimi is reportedly the coordinator of the Quds Force, according to the Tasnim news agency.

The IRGC statement also named five other officials killed in the attack, namely Hossein Aman Elahi, Mehdi Jalalati, Mohsen Sedaghat, Ali Aghababaee and Ali Salehi Roozbahani.