According to the press service of the Russian Security Council, the parties strongly condemned the airstrike carried out by Tel Aviv on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, emphasizing that this act is fraught with an uncontrollable escalation of tension. Patrushev also expressed condolences to his Iranian colleagues in connection with the incident.
At the same time, issues of cooperation between the two countries in the field of security and economics were discussed at the negotiations. The interlocutors confirmed their commitment to the speedy completion of work on a new Russian-Iranian comprehensive agreement.
Earlier it became known that the Israeli Air Force attacked the territory of the consulate and residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Syrian capital. The IRGC reported that seven Iranian military advisers were killed in the attack on the consulate.