Iran's embassy in the Syrian capital was stormed by rebels on Sunday following their capture of Damascus and the fall of Iran-allied Bashar al-Assad, Iranian state TV reported. "It is said that the Iranian embassy was stormed alongside nearby stores by an armed group different from the group now controlling [most of] Syria,

Looters ransack and damage offices, load up plundered items onto trucks outside; diplomatic staff are safe, evacuated before attack, Tehran says

Iran’s Embassy in Syria denied rumors that millions of dollars in properties have been stolen from the diplomatic mission after it was raided by armed militants.

Iran's embassy in Syria was "attacked" on Sunday, Iranian state TV said, after Islamist-led rebels declared the fall of Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping offensive that culminated in Damascus.

Angry Syrians stormed the Iranian Embassy in Damascus on Sunday morning as president Bashar Assad was toppled and reportedly left the country.

Assad, Iran has started to distance itself from their longtime alliance, instead stressing the history of friendship between the two countries.Rebels advanced from their stronghold in the northwestern city of Idlib to the capital Damascus in less than two weeks,

The latest video clip provided by a stringer for China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Sunday shows scattered documents at the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, following its reported storming by Syrian rebels after their capture of the city.

The Assad's brutal 53-year dynasty rule over the country came to a lightning speed end with the fall of the capital. Syrians have jubilantly celebrated in the streets while state television showed opposition fighters at Iranian embassy in Damascus.

Syrian rebels who have taken control of Damascus launched an assault on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing local media. The agency also reported the evacuation of Iraq's embassy in Syria,