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Iran Condemns Killing of Two Officers by Israel in Syria

Civil defense members put out a bus fire at the site of a roadside bomb attack in central Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA October 20, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Civil defense members put out a bus fire at the site of a roadside bomb attack in central Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA October 20, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
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Iran Condemns Killing of Two Officers by Israel in Syria

Civil defense members put out a bus fire at the site of a roadside bomb attack in central Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA October 20, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Civil defense members put out a bus fire at the site of a roadside bomb attack in central Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA October 20, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Iran has condemned Israel's recent attack on the Syrian capital of Damascus, its semi-official ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, quoting foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh.

Israel fired several missiles toward Syrian military positions near Damascus Monday, killing two civilians and causing material damage, Syria's defense ministry said. It was the first Israeli attack inside Syria since Russia, a key backer of President Bashar Assad, invaded Ukraine.

But Iran admitted that the dead were two Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers.

The Guard in a statement late Tuesday identified the two dead men as colonels Ehsan Karbalaipour and Morteza Saeednejad. It said in the same statement that Israel would "pay for this crime.”

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Russian Cargo Ship Which Sank off Spanish Coast Was Victim of ‘Act of Terrorism,’ RIA Cites Owner

In this handout image released by the Portuguese Navy on December 22, 2024, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major is watched during a monitoring operation conducted by the Portuguese Navy along the Continental Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Portugal. (Handout / Portuguese Navy / AFP)
In this handout image released by the Portuguese Navy on December 22, 2024, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major is watched during a monitoring operation conducted by the Portuguese Navy along the Continental Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Portugal. (Handout / Portuguese Navy / AFP)
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Russian Cargo Ship Which Sank off Spanish Coast Was Victim of ‘Act of Terrorism,’ RIA Cites Owner

In this handout image released by the Portuguese Navy on December 22, 2024, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major is watched during a monitoring operation conducted by the Portuguese Navy along the Continental Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Portugal. (Handout / Portuguese Navy / AFP)
In this handout image released by the Portuguese Navy on December 22, 2024, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major is watched during a monitoring operation conducted by the Portuguese Navy along the Continental Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Portugal. (Handout / Portuguese Navy / AFP)

A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major which sank in the Mediterranean Sea was the victim of "an act of terrorism," state news agency RIA cited the vessel's owner as saying on Wednesday.

The ship, built in 2009, sank after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its 16 crew were missing, the Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

RIA cited Oboronlogistika, the ship's ultimate owner and a company that is part of the Russian Defense Ministry's military construction operations, as saying the vessel had been targeted in "a terrorist act."

Oboronlogistika had previously said that the ship had been en route to the Russian far eastern port of Vladivostok with two giant port cranes lashed to its deck.