Iran’s Quds Force chief Qaani attends general’s funeral
Qaani vanished from public view and was rumoured to have been targeted in Israeli strike
Iran holds funeral for slain senior commander
Iran held a funeral on Tuesday for the senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Abbas Nilforoushan, who was killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli...
Iranian General Is Seen in State Media After Questions Over His Whereabouts
Brig. Gen. Esmail Ghaani, commander of the elite Quds Force, appeared in video footage on Tuesday as Tehran braces for a possible counterstrike by Israel.
Middle East latest: Top leaders attend an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general's funeral
The funeral of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah drew the largest crowd of top leaders in the paramilitary organization together Tuesday for the first time since Tehran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel.Rumors circulated for weeks over the status of the head of the Guard's expeditionary arm, Gen. Esmail Qaani, but the Quds Force leader was seen in a black bomber jacket wiping away tears early Tuesday morning at the body repatriation at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women, Palestinian medical officials said Tuesday. In northern Gaza, where Israel has been waging an air and ground campaign in Jabaliya for more than a week, residents said families were still trapped in their homes and shelters.It’s been more than a year since Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed in, killing some 1,200…
Funeral held in Iraq for Iranian general killed by Israel with Nasrallah
The body of General Abbas Nilforushan was found ‘after continuous efforts’ at the site of the strike that targeted a Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sept. 27
Iran, Iraq to hold funerals for general killed with Hezbollah chief
Iran and Iraq will both stage funerals for Revolutionary Guard General Abbas Nilforushan, killed in Israeli airstrike alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the Guards' news agency says
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