TEHRAN: 1000’s of individuals gathered in Tehran on Friday for the funerals of seven members of the Revolutionary Guards killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel.
The Guards, together with two generals, have been killed within the air strike on Monday which levelled the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus.
Israel has not commented on the strike, however analysts noticed it as an escalation of its marketing campaign in opposition to Iran and its regional proxies that runs the chance of triggering a wider warfare past the Israel-Hamas battle within the Gaza Strip.
Friday’s ceremony coincides with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies stage marches in assist of the Palestinians.
Iran has stated that among the many useless have been two brigadier generals from the Guards’ overseas operations arm, the Quds Power, Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi and Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
A Britain-based warfare monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, stated Zahedi was the Quds Power commander for Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
The coffins of the seven have been positioned on trailers of two vehicles in one of many largest squares within the Iranian capital, an AFP journalist stated.
Mourners held Iranian and Palestinian flags, in addition to these from the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group.
Footage of the lads killed have been displayed on the vehicles, accompanied by the slogan “Martyrs on the street to Jerusalem”.
Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stated Israel “will probably be punished” for the killings.
The Gaza warfare started with Hamas’s October 7 assault on Israel. Tehran backs Hamas however has denied any direct involvement in that assault.
One placard on Friday echoed Khamenei’s pledge to strike again after the Damascus strike: “We are going to make them remorse this crime,” it stated.
State tv broadcast footage of comparable gatherings on Friday in different Iranian cities together with Mashhad, Qom, Sanandaj and Shahrekord.
Khamenei stated on Wednesday the Damascus strike was a “determined” effort by Israel that “is not going to save them from defeat” in Gaza.
Monday’s assault in Damascus, which the Observatory stated killed 16 individuals, was the fifth raid on Syria in every week that has been blamed on Israel.
Iran, Israel’s arch foe, has been a serious ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad throughout his nation’s 13-year civil warfare.
Israel has lengthy fought a shadow warfare of assassinations and sabotage in opposition to Iran and its armed allies, together with Hezbollah and different militant teams, finishing up tons of of strikes in opposition to targets in Syria.
The variety of assaults has intensified because the Gaza warfare between Israel and Hamas started.
After Friday’s funeral ceremony in Tehran, the our bodies of the Revolutionary Guards killed in Damascus will probably be taken to their residence cities for burial.
The Guards, together with two generals, have been killed within the air strike on Monday which levelled the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus.
Israel has not commented on the strike, however analysts noticed it as an escalation of its marketing campaign in opposition to Iran and its regional proxies that runs the chance of triggering a wider warfare past the Israel-Hamas battle within the Gaza Strip.
Friday’s ceremony coincides with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies stage marches in assist of the Palestinians.
Iran has stated that among the many useless have been two brigadier generals from the Guards’ overseas operations arm, the Quds Power, Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi and Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
A Britain-based warfare monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, stated Zahedi was the Quds Power commander for Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
The coffins of the seven have been positioned on trailers of two vehicles in one of many largest squares within the Iranian capital, an AFP journalist stated.
Mourners held Iranian and Palestinian flags, in addition to these from the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group.
Footage of the lads killed have been displayed on the vehicles, accompanied by the slogan “Martyrs on the street to Jerusalem”.
Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stated Israel “will probably be punished” for the killings.
The Gaza warfare started with Hamas’s October 7 assault on Israel. Tehran backs Hamas however has denied any direct involvement in that assault.
One placard on Friday echoed Khamenei’s pledge to strike again after the Damascus strike: “We are going to make them remorse this crime,” it stated.
State tv broadcast footage of comparable gatherings on Friday in different Iranian cities together with Mashhad, Qom, Sanandaj and Shahrekord.
Khamenei stated on Wednesday the Damascus strike was a “determined” effort by Israel that “is not going to save them from defeat” in Gaza.
Monday’s assault in Damascus, which the Observatory stated killed 16 individuals, was the fifth raid on Syria in every week that has been blamed on Israel.
Iran, Israel’s arch foe, has been a serious ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad throughout his nation’s 13-year civil warfare.
Israel has lengthy fought a shadow warfare of assassinations and sabotage in opposition to Iran and its armed allies, together with Hezbollah and different militant teams, finishing up tons of of strikes in opposition to targets in Syria.
The variety of assaults has intensified because the Gaza warfare between Israel and Hamas started.
After Friday’s funeral ceremony in Tehran, the our bodies of the Revolutionary Guards killed in Damascus will probably be taken to their residence cities for burial.
