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Russia launches third day of Syria strikes from Iran. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Russian defense ministry footage shows Tupolev bombers conducting strikes in Syria, near the ancient city of Palmyra, in what the Kremlin calls an "intensification" in operations. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier, Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari tells the Security Council, after the attack -- which Tehran has blamed on Israel -- killed at least 13 people. "Let me be very clear, the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law," Khiari says. SOUNDBITE
The United States had no involvement in an airstrike on Iran's consular annex building in the Syrian capital Damascus that Tehran blamed on Israel, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells journalists. SOUNDBITE
The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier. "The principle of inviolability of diplomatic and consulate premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law", says Stephane Dujarric on behalf of the UN chief. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).