Iranian has strongly condemned an attack by armed terrorist groups on the Islamic Republic’s consulate building in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo, stressing that Tehran will take legal action against the assault.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks in a statement on Saturday, after Iran said that "terrorist elements" had attacked its consulate in Aleppo during an offensive in the area, following the resurgence of Takfiri terrorism in the Arab country.
He further denounced as “unacceptable” any violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963), which prohibits such attacks against diplomatic premises and representatives, Press TV reported.
The top Iranian diplomat further noted that all consulate staff members were safe and in good health.
The Takfiri terrorists led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a large-scale attack in Aleppo and Idlib provinces in the northwest of Syria on Wednesday, seizing several areas.
Since then, the Syrian government forces have been engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorists to regain ground.
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