Iranian diplomats left Syria before assault on Damuscas embassy, foreign ministry tells Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, informed the Tehran Times on Sunday that Iranian diplomats at the embassy in Damascus evacuated the premises prior to an assault by Tahrir al-Sham terrorists early that morning. Baghaei confirmed that all Iranian staff are safe and left the embassy before the attackers arrived.

On November 27, terrorists initiated a significant offensive in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province, rapidly gaining ground as the Syrian Army appeared reluctant to engage. By early Sunday, the government of President Bashar al-Assad was reported to have collapsed.