{"data":{"id":"fact_hk99hb6zba","thread":{"slug":"usa-iran","title":"USA–Iran Confrontation"},"occurredAt":"2023-12-25T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:23:12.742Z","title":"Israeli strike kills senior IRGC adviser Razi Mousavi in Syria","body":"On 25 December 2023, an Israeli airstrike in Sayyidah Zaynab, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, killed Razi Mousavi, a senior adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. Mousavi was described as Iran's most influential military commander in Syria, overseeing logistics and coordination with Hezbollah. The strike occurred amid heightened tensions during the Gaza war, and Israel did not officially claim responsibility, though it was widely attributed to Israeli forces.","location":"Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq, Syria","actors":["Israel","Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps","Razi Mousavi","Iran"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including Reuters, BBC, and Al Jazeera, consistently reported that Razi Mousavi, a senior IRGC Quds Force adviser, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on 25 December 2023. The sources agree on the date, location (Sayyidah Zaynab, near Damascus), and his role. Israel did not officially confirm or deny the strike, but the consensus among independent outlets supports the claim.","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razi_Mousavi","title":"Razi Mousavi","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war","title":"Iranian intervention in the Syrian civil war","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_(2024%E2%80%93present)","title":"Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present)","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force","title":"Quds Force","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadegh_Omidzadeh","title":"Sadegh Omidzadeh","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["israel","iran","irgc","syria","airstrike","razi-mousavi"],"views":5,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:10:19.912Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_hk99hb6zba"}}