Syrian state media says Israel attacked just after US quit Iran deal

Syrian state media accused Israel of launching missiles at a target near Damascus on Tuesday, shortly after US President Donald Trump announced he was quitting the Iranian nuclear deal.

Syrian state-run media said Israel struck a military outpost near the capital Damascus. Source: SANA via AP

The Israeli military said that, upon identifying “irregular activity” by Iranian forces in Syria, it instructed civic authorities on the Golan Heights to ready bomb shelters, deployed new defenses and mobilized some reservist forces.

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