Pentagon affirms Israel responsible for Damascus strike targeting IRGC leaders

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The Department of Defense has assessed that Israel was responsible for Monday’s strike on an Iranian Embassy building in Damascus, Syria.

Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday it was the U.S.’s assessment that Israel carried out the strike and that “there were a handful of top IRGC leaders” at the location at the time of the attack, though she could not say which leaders specifically were there.

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