Iran's foreign minister visits Oman on regional tour

Iran's top diplomat is in Oman on Sunday as part of a regional tour, nearly a week after an Israeli airstrike on his country's consulate in the Syrian capital.

MENA

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The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 April, 2024

Amirabdollahian is heading a political and parliamentary delegation on his tour [Getty]

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian travelled to Oman on Sunday on the first leg of a regional tour, the ministry said, almost a week after an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

"Amirabdollahian is travelling to Oman as the first destination of his regional tour at the head of a political and parliamentary delegation. Bilateral and regional issues such as Gaza will be discussed," the ministry said.

Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy compound in Syria on Monday in a strike that Iran said killed seven Revolutionary Guards commanders, including three senior members. The United States is on high alert and preparing for a possible retaliatory attack by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response, a U.S. official said on Friday.

Israel' military has escalated airstrikes in Syria against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, both of which support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Israel typically does not discuss attacks by its forces on Syria. Asked about the strike last week, an Israeli military spokesperson said: "We do not comment on reports in the foreign media".