While several Syrian outlets accused the United States of conducting the strikes, no official confirmation has come from American authorities. A US military official denied any involvement to Al-Jazeera on Monday evening. Unverified reports circulated of an IRGC commander known as Hajj Asker being injured or killed, though Iranian and Syrian officials have yet to corroborate these claims as of early Tuesday.

Emergency crews, including fire and rescue personnel, rushed to the scene, working tirelessly to locate and extract any potential survivors from the submerged vehicles. The extent of injuries or casualties remains unknown at this time, as rescue operations are still underway.

In exclusive interview, the former president warns that "a lot of bad things can happen" in the region until inauguration day, noting that "Iran can have a nuclear weapon in 35 days."