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The airstrike was carried out against the 47th Brigade of the Syrian Arab army, which contains Iranian forces and soldiers from Hezbollah.

The attack hit a military base between Hama and Homs, and 18 Iranian soldiers were reportedly killed.

Khamenei commented on the attack, saying: "The US incites the Saudis in order to create conflict in our region.

“Why don't they incite the Zionists? Because they want Muslims to fight against Muslims.”