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Iran vows revenge on Israel for deadly missile strike

Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
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Damascus | At least three senior commanders and four officers overseeing Iran’s covert operations in the Middle East were killed after Israeli warplanes struck part of the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus, according to Iranian and Syrian officials.

The strike on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) in the Syrian capital appeared to be among the deadliest attacks in a years-long shadow war between Israel and Iran that has included the assassinations of Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists.

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